Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | August 4 (heats) August 7 (final) |
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| Competitors | 41 from 23 nations | |||||||||
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Gunnar Höckert Finland
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Lauri Lehtinen Finland
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Henry Jonsson Sweden
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 7. The final was won by Finn Gunnar Höckert in Olympic record time.
The fastest five runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
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