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5,000 metres, Men

Date	17 – 18 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	42 from 8 countries

This was a tremendous race. At the bell, the Dutchman Gerard Bosch van Drakestein jumped the field and was not caught until the final straight. Ben Jones then passed him, taking a length’s lead. But the Frenchmen Maurice Schillès and André Auffray were in rabid pursuit and only failed by inches to catch Jones at the line. Schillès entered a protest, claiming that Jones had collided with him on the last lap, but it was disallowed. This was Jones’ second gold medal of the Olympics, as he helped the British pursuit team to the title.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Ben Jones	GBR	Gold
2	Maurice Schillès	FRA	Silver
3	André Auffray	FRA	Bronze
4	Émile Maréchal	FRA
5	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR
6	Johannes van Spengen	NED
7	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED
2 h1 r1/2	Dan Flynn	GBR
2 h2 r1/2	Fred McCarthy	CAN
2 h3 r1/2	Hermann Martens	GER
2 h4 r1/2	Willie Magee	GBR
2 h5 r1/2	Karl Neumer	GER
2 h6 r1/2	Guglielmo Morisetti	ITA
2 h7 r1/2	Charlie Clark	GBR
3 h1 r1/2	Guglielmo Malatesta	ITA
3 h2 r1/2	Anton Gerrits	NED
3 h3 r1/2	Philip Freylinck	RSA
3 h4 r1/2	Paul Texier	FRA
3 h5 r1/2	Cesare Zanzottera	ITA
3 h6 r1/2	Dorus Nijland	NED
3 h7 r1/2	Will Anderson	CAN
4 h1 r1/2	Paul Séguinaud	FRA
4 h3 r1/2	Bruno Goetze	GER
4 h6 r1/2	Gaston Dreyfus	FRA
5 h3 r1/2	William Morton	CAN
AC h1 r1/2	Bill Bailey	GBR		DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Ernie Payne	GBR		DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Émile Demangel	FRA		DQ
AC h4 r1/2	Harry Passmore	RSA
AC h4 r1/2	Auguste Poulain	FRA
AC h5 r1/2	Georgius Damen	NED
AC h5 r1/2	Max Goetze	GER
AC h5 r1/2	Joe Lavery	GBR
AC h5 r1/2	Gaston Delaplane	FRA
AC h5 r1/2	Frank Shore	RSA
AC h5 r1/2	Paul Villepontoux	FRA
AC h6 r1/2	Walt Andrews	CAN
AC h6 r1/2	Albert Calvert	GBR
AC h7 r1/2	Guillaume Coeckelbergh	BEL
AC h7 r1/2	Richard Katzer	GER
AC h7 r1/2	Georges Perrin	FRA
AC h7 r1/2	Floris Venter	RSA

Round One

Date	17 July 1908 — 16:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Johannes van Spengen	NED	8:39.8	–	Q
2	Dan Flynn	GBR	–	at 2/3rds length
3	Guglielmo Malatesta	ITA	–	–
4	Paul Séguinaud	FRA	–	–
DNF	Bill Bailey	GBR	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Émile Maréchal	FRA	9:01.6	Q	1
2	Fred McCarthy	CAN	–
3	Anton Gerrits	NED	–
DNF	Ernie Payne	GBR	–
DQ	Émile Demangel	FRA	[9:01.4]

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	André Auffray	FRA	8:56.8	–	Q
2	Hermann Martens	GER	–	at 1 length
3	Philip Freylinck	RSA	–	–
4	Bruno Goetze	GER	–	–
5	William Morton	CAN	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED	8:42.8	–	Q
2	Willie Magee	GBR	–	by inches
3	Paul Texier	FRA	–	–
AC	Harry Passmore	RSA	–	–
AC	Auguste Poulain	FRA	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Ben Jones	GBR	9:08.8	–	Q
2	Karl Neumer	GER	–	at 1 length
3	Cesare Zanzottera	ITA	–	–
AC	Georgius Damen	NED	–	–
AC	Max Goetze	GER	–	–
AC	Joe Lavery	GBR	–	–
AC	Gaston Delaplane	FRA	–	–
AC	Frank Shore	RSA	–	–
AC	Paul Villepontoux	FRA	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	8:53.0	–	Q
2	Guglielmo Morisetti	ITA	–	at 1½ lengths
3	Dorus Nijland	NED	–	–
4	Gaston Dreyfus	FRA	–	–
AC	Walt Andrews	CAN	–	–
AC	Albert Calvert	GBR	–	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Maurice Schillès	FRA	7:55.4	–	Q
2	Charlie Clark	GBR	–	just over 1 length
3	Will Anderson	CAN	–	–
AC	Guillaume Coeckelbergh	BEL	–	–
AC	Richard Katzer	GER	–	–
AC	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	–
AC	Floris Venter	RSA	–	–

Final Round

Date	18 July 1908 — 14:45

Heat 1/2

Time	14:45

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Ben Jones	GBR	8:36.2	–
2	Maurice Schillès	FRA	–	by inches
3	André Auffray	FRA	–	within inches
4	Émile Maréchal	FRA	–	–
5	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	–	–
6	Johannes van Spengen	NED	–	–
7	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED	–	–