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5,000 metres, Men

Date28 July – 1 August 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationBolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants35 from 22 countries

Two-time defending champion Lasse Virén was in Moskva but ran only the 10K and marathon. The favorite was Ethiopia’s Miruts Yifter who had known only Olympic heartbreak prior to 1980. He was expected to contend in this event in both 1972 and 1976. But in 1972 he had missed his heat when he could not get into the stadium in time, choosing the wrong entry gate. In 1976 he was pulled out by the ridiculous African boycott, costing him a chance to compete. But in Moskva, he had already won the 10,000 metres gold medal. Three Ethiopians qualified for the final – Yifter, Mohamed Kedir and Yohannes Mohamed. Yifter noted that they ran a team race in the final, setting it up for him to win. On the final lap, Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan took the lead and his great mile speed made him a formidable challenger. But Yifter, also known for his kick, moved past on the inside of the backstretch and pulled away for a comfortable win.

PosNrAthleteNOCR1SFFinal
1191Miruts YifterETH13:44.4 (1 h1)13:40.0 (2 h1)13:21.0 (1)Gold
2649Suleiman NyambuiTAN13:45.4 (2 h3)13:30.2 (5 h2)13:21.6 (2)Silver
3208Kaarlo MaaninkaFIN13:45.8 (6 h3)13:40.2 (3 h1)13:22.0 (3)Bronze
4403Eamonn CoghlanIRL13:45.4 (3 h3)13:28.8 (2 h2)13:22.8 (4)
5618Markus RyffelSUI13:45.0 (1 h3)13:29.3 (3 h2)13:23.1 (5)
628Dietmar MillonigAUT13:45.7 (4 h3)13:29.4 (4 h2)13:23.3 (6)
7409John TreacyIRL13:44.8 (4 h1)13:40.3 (4 h1)13:23.7 (7)
8701Aleksandr FedotkinURS13:45.6 (6 h1)13:31.9 (8 h2)13:24.1 (8)
9665Jiří SýkoraTCH13:43.1 (6 h2)13:31.0 (7 h2)13:25.0 (9)
10182Yohannes MohamedETH13:45.8 (5 h3)13:39.4 (1 h1)13:28.4 (10)
11222Martti VainioFIN13:45.2 (8 h2)13:30.4 (6 h2)13:32.1 (11)
12178Mohamed KedirETH13:42.7 (2 h2)13:28.6 (1 h2)13:34.2 (12)
5 h1 r2/3282Nick RoseGBR13:44.7 (3 h1)13:40.6 (5 h1)
6 h1 r2/3685Valery AbramovURS13:42.9 (3 h2)13:40.7 (6 h1)
7 h1 r2/3641Zakariah BarieTAN13:49.9 (9 h2)13:44.9 (7 h1)
8 h1 r2/346Miel PuttemansBEL13:43.0 (4 h2)13:50.2 (8 h1)
9 h1 r2/3275Dave MoorcroftGBR13:43.0 (5 h2)13:58.2 (9 h1)
9 h2 r2/3284Barry SmithGBR13:46.3 (7 h3)13:36.7 (9 h2)
10 h1 r2/318Dave FitzsimonsAUS13:46.4 (7 h1)13:58.3 (10 h1)
10 h2 r2/342Alex HagelsteensBEL13:44.9 (5 h1)13:46.7 (10 h2)
11 h1 r2/3313Hansjörg KunzeGDR13:44.4 (2 h1)14:00.3 (11 h1)
11 h2 r2/313Steve AustinAUS13:43.2 (7 h2)13:47.6 (11 h2)
12 h1 r2/3487Enrique AquinoMEX13:48.9 (8 h1)14:01.4 (12 h1)
12 h2 r2/31Abdenouz El-HachemiALG13:42.1 (1 h2)14:15.9 (12 h2)
8 h3 r1/3732Enn SellikURS13:52.4 (8 h3)
9 h1 r1/3399Gopal SainiIND14:06.6 (9 h1)
9 h3 r1/35Rachid HabchaouiALG13:59.9 (9 h3)
10 h1 r1/366Robert ChidekaBOT14:47.2 (10 h1)
10 h2 r1/3408Mick O'SheaIRL14:03.0 (10 h2)
10 h3 r1/3780Zephaniah NcubeZIM14:06.7 (10 h3)
11 h1 r1/3505Laxman BasnetNEP16:11.7 (11 h1)
11 h2 r1/312Bernardo ManuelANG14:51.4 (11 h2)
11 h3 r1/3501Pedro MulomoMOZ15:11.9 (11 h3)
12 h2 r1/3632Saleh El-AliSYR15:08.2 (12 h2)
12 h3 r1/356Amadou AlimiBEN15:44.0 (12 h3)
DNS223Lasse VirénFIN– (DNS h1)
DNS567Ilie FloroiuROU– (DNS h2)

Round One (28 July 1980 — 17:35)

Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
1191Miruts YifterETH13:44.413:44.31Q
2313Hansjörg KunzeGDR13:44.413:44.40Q
3282Nick RoseGBR13:44.713:44.65Q
4409John TreacyIRL13:44.813:44.74Q
542Alex HagelsteensBEL13:44.913:44.82Q
6701Aleksandr FedotkinURS13:45.613:45.52Q
718Dave FitzsimonsAUS13:46.413:46.40q
8487Enrique AquinoMEX13:48.913:48.83q
9399Gopal SainiIND14:06.614:06.53
1066Robert ChidekaBOT14:47.214:47.11
11505Laxman BasnetNEP16:11.7
DNS223Lasse VirénFIN

Splits

1000 m2:46.4Aleksandr Fedotkin
2000 m5:37.6John Treacy
3000 m8:24.5John Treacy
4000 m11:06.8Aleksandr Fedotkin

Heat Two

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
11Abdenouz El-HachemiALG13:42.113:42.07Q
2178Mohamed KedirETH13:42.713:42.62Q
3685Valery AbramovURS13:42.913:42.86Q
446Miel PuttemansBEL13:43.013:43.91Q
5275Dave MoorcroftGBR13:43.013:43.96Q
6665Jiří SýkoraTCH13:43.113:43.04Q
713Steve AustinAUS13:43.213:43.15q
8222Martti VainioFIN13:45.213:45.20q
9641Zakariah BarieTAN13:49.913:49.88q
10408Mick O'SheaIRL14:03.014:02.97
1112Bernardo ManuelANG14:51.414:51.34
12632Saleh El-AliSYR15:08.215:08.19
DNS567Ilie FloroiuROU

Splits

1000 m2:46.3Steve Austin
2000 m5:29.1Steve Austin
3000 m8:19.4Steve Austin
4000 m11:08.4Steve Austin

Heat Three

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
1618Markus RyffelSUI13:45.013:44.95Q
2649Suleiman NyambuiTAN13:45.413:45.37Q
3403Eamonn CoghlanIRL13:45.413:45.39Q
428Dietmar MillonigAUT13:45.713:45.64Q
5182Yohannes MohamedETH13:45.813:45.77Q
6208Kaarlo MaaninkaFIN13:45.813:45.78Q
7284Barry SmithGBR13:46.313:46.28q
8732Enn SellikURS13:52.413:52.34
95Rachid HabchaouiALG13:59.913:59.85
10780Zephaniah NcubeZIM14:06.714:06.70
11501Pedro MulomoMOZ15:11.915:11.86
1256Amadou AlimiBEN15:44.015:43.92

Splits

1000 m2:50.5Zephaniah Ncube
2000 m5:38.0Suleiman Nyambui
3000 m8:28.0Dietmar Millonig
3000 m8:28.0Yohannes Mohamed
4000 m11:12.3Barry Smith

Semi-Finals (30 July 1980 — 18:50)

Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final.

Heat One

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
1182Yohannes MohamedETH13:39.413:39.40Q
2191Miruts YifterETH13:40.013:39.93Q
3208Kaarlo MaaninkaFIN13:40.213:40.16Q
4409John TreacyIRL13:40.313:40.29Q
5282Nick RoseGBR13:40.613:40.55
6685Valery AbramovURS13:40.713:40.67
7641Zakariah BarieTAN13:44.913:44.83
846Miel PuttemansBEL13:50.213:50.19
9275Dave MoorcroftGBR13:58.213:58.13
1018Dave FitzsimonsAUS13:58.313:58.22
11313Hansjörg KunzeGDR14:00.314:00.22
12487Enrique AquinoMEX14:01.414:01.33

Splits

1000 m2:51.0John Treacy
2000 m4:33.4Hansjörg Kunze
3000 m8:20.5John Treacy
4000 m11:08.5Zakariah Barie

Heat Two

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
1178Mohamed KedirETH13:28.613:28.54Q
2403Eamonn CoghlanIRL13:28.813:28.79Q
3618Markus RyffelSUI13:29.313:29.23Q
428Dietmar MillonigAUT13:29.413:29.35Q
5649Suleiman NyambuiTAN13:30.213:30.12q
6222Martti VainioFIN13:30.413:30.38q
7665Jiří SýkoraTCH13:31.013:30.97q
8701Aleksandr FedotkinURS13:31.913:31.87q
9284Barry SmithGBR13:36.713:36.66
1042Alex HagelsteensBEL13:46.713:46.64
1113Steve AustinAUS13:47.613:47.51
121Abdenouz El-HachemiALG14:15.914:15.85

Splits

1000 m2:44.8Aleksandr Fedotkin
2000 m5:30.4Steve Austin
3000 m8:12.2Barry Smith
4000 m10:54.5Barry Smith

Final (1 August 1980 — 18:35)

PosNrAthleteNOCTime (H)Time (A)
1191Miruts YifterETH13:21.013:20.91
2649Suleiman NyambuiTAN13:21.613:21.60
3208Kaarlo MaaninkaFIN13:22.013:22.00
4403Eamonn CoghlanIRL13:22.813:22.74
5618Markus RyffelSUI13:23.113:23.03
628Dietmar MillonigAUT13:23.313:23.25
7409John TreacyIRL13:23.713:23.62
8701Aleksandr FedotkinURS13:24.113:24.10
9665Jiří SýkoraTCH13:25.013:24.99
10182Yohannes MohamedETH13:28.413:28.34
11222Martti VainioFIN13:32.113:32.05
12178Mohamed KedirETH13:34.213:34.17

Splits

1000 m2:38.4Aleksandr Fedotkin
2000 m5:22.9Mohamed Kedir
3000 m8:08.1Mohamed Kedir
4000 m10:51.1Kaarlo Maaninka