Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (final) |
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Gaston Reiff Belgium
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Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia
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Willem Slijkhuis Netherlands
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Belgian Gaston Reiff.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
The first four runners from each heat qualified to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
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