Men 5000m Olympic Games and World Championships History
Olympic Games/World ChampsGoldSilverBronze
2011 Men 5000mMohamed FarahGBRBernard LagatUSADejen GebremeskelETH
2009 Men 5000mKenenisa BekeleETHBernard LagatUSAJames Kwalia C'KuruiQAT
Olympic 2008 Men 5000mKenenisa BekeleETHEliud KipchogeKENEdwin Cheruiyot SoiKEN
2007 Men 5000mBernard LagatUSAEliud KipchogeKENMoses Ndiema KipsiroUGA
2005 Men 5000mBenjamin LimoKENSileshi SihineETHCraig MottramAUS
olim 2004 Athletics Men 5000mHicham El GuerroujMORKenenisa BekeleETHEliud KipchogeKEN
2003 Men 5000mEliud KipchogeKENHicham El GuerroujMARKenenisa BekeleETH
2001 Men 5000mRichard LimoKENMillion WoldeETHJohn KibowenKEN
olim 2000 Athletics Men 5000mMillion WoldeETHAli Saidi-SiefALGBrahim LahlafiMAR
1999 Men 5000mSalah HissouMARBenjamin LimoKENMohammed MourhitBEL
1997 Men 5000mDaniel KomenKENKhalid BoulamiMARTom NyarikiKEN
olim 1996 Athletics Men 5000mVenuste NiyongaboBDIPaul BitokKENKhalid BoulamiMAR
1995 Men 5000mIsmael KiruiKENKhalid BoulamiMARShem KororiaKEN
1993 Men 5000mIsmael KiruiKENHaile GebrselassieETHFita BayissaETH
olim 1992 Athletics Men 5000mDieter BaumannGERPaul BitokKENFita BayissaETH
1991 Men 5000mYobes OndiekiKENFita BayissaETHBrahim BoutayebMAR
olim 1988 Athletics Men 5000mJohn NgugiKENDieter BaumannFRGHansjoerg KunzeGDR
1987 Men 5000mSaid AouitaMARDomingos CastroPORJack BucknerGBR
olim 1984 Athletics Men 5000mSaid AouitaMARMarkus RyffelSUIAntonio LeitaoPOR
1983 Men 5000mEamonn CoghlanIRLWerner SchildhauerGDRMartti VainioFIN
olim 1980 Athletics Men 5000mMiruts YifterETHSuleiman NyambuiTANKaarlo MaaninkaFIN
olim 1976 Athletics Men 5000mLasse VirenFINDick QuaxNZLKlaus-Peter HildebrandGER
olim 1972 Athletics Men 5000mLasse VirenFINMohamed GammoudiTUNIan StewardGBR
olim 1968 Athletics Men 5000mMohamed GammoudiTUNHeizakieh KeinoKENNaftali TemuKEN
olim 1964 Athletics Men 5000mBob SchulUSAHarald NorpothFRGBill DellingerUSA
olim 1960 Athletics Men 5000mMurray HalbergNZLHans GrodotzkiGERKazimierz ZimnyPOL
olim 1956 Athletics Men 5000mVladimir KutsURSGordon PirieGBRDerek IbbotsonGBR
olim 1952 Athletics Men 5000mEmil ZátopekTCHAlain MimounFRAHerbert SchadeGER
olim 1948 Athletics Men 5000mGaston ReiffBELEmil ZátopekTCHWillem SlijkhuisNED
olim 1936 Athletics Men 5000mGunnar HockertFINLauri LehtinenFINHenry JonssonSWE
olim 1932 Athletics Men 5000mLauri LehtinenFINRalph HillUSALauri VirtanenFIN
olim 1928 Athletics Men 5000mVille RitolaFINPaavo NurmiFINEdvin WideSWE
olim 1924 Athletics Men 5000mPaavo NurmiFINVille RitolaFINEdvin WideSWE
olim 1920 Athletics Men 5000mJoseph GuillemotFRAPaavo NurmiFINEric BackmanSWE
olim 1912 Athletics Men 5000mHannes KolehmainenFINJean BouinFRAGeorge HutsonGBR
MedalsGSBAll
1. Kenya86620
2. Finland84315
3. Ethiopia35412
4. Marocco3339
5. United States2316
6. France12 3
7. Great Britain1146
8. Germany1124
9. Tunisia11 2
9. Czechoslovakia11 2
9. New Zealand11 2
12.Belgium1 12
13.Burundi1 1
13.Ireland1 1
13.Soviet Union1 1
13.Marroco1 1
17.West Germany 2 2
18.Portugal 112
19.East Germany 112
20.Tanzania 1 1
20.Algeria 1 1
20.Switzerland 1 1
23.Sweden 44
24.Australia 11
24.Netherlands 11
24.Poland 11
24.Qatar 11
24.Uganda 11
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2011