Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_5000_metres

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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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.

Quick Facts Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Venue ...

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 was:

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004

Results

Heat 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.

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Heat 2

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Heat 3

2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 3
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Final

23 August 2008 - 20:10

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Splits

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References

  1. [1]
    "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "5000 Metres - M Heats". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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    wikirun.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084329/http://wikirun.com/5000M_men#Finals. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
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