The men's

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and Friday, August 3, 1928. Thirty-eight long-distance runners from 19 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Results

Semifinals

All semifinals were held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and started at 5:10 p.m. The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

Final

The final was held on Friday, August 3, 1928, and started at 2:30 p.m. The same three runners finished on the podium as four years earlier in the 5000 metre event at the 1924 Games. But this time Ritola won the gold medal and Nurmi silver, Wide won the bronze medal again.

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres

5000 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics