Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 16–17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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Joseph Guillemot |
 France
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Paavo Nurmi |
 Finland
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Eric Backman |
 Sweden
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The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 16, 1920, and on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.
Thirty-eight runners from 16 nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
All semi-finals were held on Monday, August 16, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Semifinal 4
The final was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.
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