| | Top level | Event type
5,000 metres, Men – Final Round
| Date | 17 October 1968 — 17:20 |
|---|---|
| Location | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 781 | Mohamad Gammoudi |  TUN | 14:05.0 | 14:05.01 | |||
| 2 | 565 | Kip Keino |  KEN | 14:05.2 | 14:05.16 | |||
| 3 | 575 | Naftali Temu | KEN | 14:06.4 | 14:06.41 | |||
| 4 | 615 | Juan Martínez |  MEX | 14:10.8 | 14:10.76 | |||
| 5 | 102 | Ron Clarke |  AUS | 14:12.4 | 14:12.45 | |||
| 6 | 327 | Wohib Masresha |  ETH | 14:17.6 | 14:17.70 | |||
| 7 | 833 | Nikolay Sviridov |  URS | 14:18.4 | 14:18.40 | |||
| 8 | 323 | Fikru Deguefu | ETH | 14:19.0 | 14:18.98 | |||
| 9 | 373 | Jean Wadoux |  FRA | 14:20.8 | 14:20.73 | |||
| 10 | 650 | Rex Maddaford |  NZL | 14:39.8 | 14:39.72 | |||
| 11 | 169 | Bob Finlay |  CAN | 14:45.0 | 14:44.92 | |||
| 12 | 140 | Miel Puttemans |  BEL | 14:59.6 | 14:59.56 | |||
| 36 | Harald Norpoth |  FRG | – | – | ||||
| 329 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | – | – | ||||
| 253 | Jack Bacheler |  USA | – | – |
Split Times
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | Ron Clarke | | 2:53.5 | |
| 2000 m | Kip Keino | | 5:44.0 | |
| 3000 m | Nikolay Sviridov | | 8:38.8 | |
| 4000 m | Ron Clarke | | 11:30.8 |