The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The winning margin was 4.98 seconds.
The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| Olympic record |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
13:05.59 | Los Angeles, United States | 11 August 1984 |
| World Leading |  Moses Masai (KEN) |
12:50.55 | Berlin, Germany | 1 June 2008 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2008 | Final |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
12:57.82 | OR |
Results
Heat 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
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| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Tegenkamp |  United States |
13:37.36 | Q |
| 2 | Eliud Kipchoge |  Kenya |
13:37.50 | Q |
| 3 | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia |
13:37.63 | Q |
| 4 | Kidane Tadasse |  Eritrea |
13:37.72 | Q |
| 5 | Alemayehu Bezabeh |  Spain |
13:37.88 | q |
| 6 | Alistair Ian Cragg |  Ireland |
13:38.57 | q |
| 7 | Juan Luis Barrios |  Mexico |
13:42.39 | q |
| 8 | Anis Selmouni | Morocco |
13:43.70 | |
| 9 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis |  Bahrain |
13:44.76 | |
| 10 | Collis Birmingham |  Australia |
13:44.90 | |
| 11 | Geofrey Kusuro |  Uganda |
13:50.50 | |
| 12 | Sultan Khamis Zaman |  Qatar |
13:53.38 | |
| 13 | Takayuki Matsumiya |  Japan |
14:20.24 | |
| 14 | Soe Min Thu |  Myanmar |
15:50.56 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | Kenya |
13:46.41 | Q |
| 2 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | Uganda |
13:46.58 | Q |
| 3 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia |
13:47.60 | Q |
| 4 | Jesús España | Spain |
13:48.88 | Q |
| 5 | Ali Abdalla | Eritrea |
13:49.68 | |
| 6 | Mo Farah |  Great Britain |
13:50.95 | |
| 7 | Adrian Blincoe |  New Zealand |
13:55.27 | |
| 8 | Mourad Marofit | Morocco |
14:00.76 | |
| 9 | Ian Dobson | United States |
14:05.47 | |
| 10 | Tonny Wamulwa |  Zambia |
14:06.96 | |
| 11 | Kevin Sullivan |  Canada |
14:09.16 | |
| 12 | Ali Saïdi-Sief |  Algeria |
14:15.00 | |
| 13 | Nader Almassri |  Palestine |
14:41.10 | |
| Rashid Ramzi | Bahrain |
DNS |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Lagat | United States |
13:39.70 | Q |
| 2 | James Kwalia C'Kurui | Qatar |
13:39.96 | Q |
| 3 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
13:40.13 | Q |
| 4 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | Kenya |
13:41.30 | Q |
| 5 | Craig Mottram | Australia |
13:44.39 | |
| 6 | Moukheld Al-Outaibi |  Saudi Arabia |
13:47.00 | |
| 7 | Kensuke Takezawa | Japan |
13:49.42 | SB |
| 8 | Monder Rizki |  Belgium |
13:54.41 | |
| 9 | Alberto García | Spain |
13:58.20 | |
| 10 | Philippe Bandi |  Switzerland |
13:59.68 | |
| 11 | Abdelaziz Ennaji El Idrissi | Morocco |
14:05.30 | |
| 12 | Abdinasir Said Ibrahim |  Somalia |
14:21.58 | |
| Selim Bayrak |  Turkey |
DNS | ||
| Hasan Mahboob | Bahrain |
DNS | ||
| David Galván | Mexico |
DNS |
Final
23 August 2008 - 20:10
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
12:57.82 | OR |
 |
Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya |
13:02.80 | |
 |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | Kenya |
13:06.22 | SB |
| 4 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |  Uganda |
13:10.56 | |
| 5 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia |
13:16.46 | |
| 6 | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia |
13:19.06 | |
| 7 | Juan Luis Barrios |  Mexico |
13:19.79 | SB |
| 8 | James Kwalia C'Kurui |  Qatar |
13:23.48 | |
| 9 | Bernard Lagat |  United States |
13:26.89 | |
| 10 | Kidane Tadasse |  Eritrea |
13:28.40 | |
| 11 | Alemayehu Bezabeh |  Spain |
13:30.48 | |
| 12 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | Kenya |
13:31.34 | |
| 13 | Matthew Tegenkamp | United States |
13:33.13 | |
| 14 | Jesús España | Spain |
13:55.94 | |
| Alistair Cragg |  Ireland |
DNF |
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Tariku Bekele |  Ethiopia |
2:45.49 |
| 2000m | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia |
5:22.29 |
| 3000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
8:00.85 |
| 4000m | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
10:32.52 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "5000 Metres - M Heats". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "5000M men". wikirun.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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