| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | July 22 (heats) July 24 (final) |
| Competitors: | 45 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Win Value: | 14:06.6 |
| Gold: | Emil Zátopek |
| Goldnoc: | TCH |
| Silver: | Alain Mimoun |
| Silvernoc: | FRA |
| Bronze: | Herbert Schade |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.[1] The winning margin was 0.8 seconds.
The first round was on July 22. The fastest five runners from each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:19.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | 14:22.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | 14:23.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | 14:25.0 | Q | |||
| 5 | 14:26.2 | Q | |||
| 6 | 14:28.5 | ||||
| 7 | 14:39.0 | ||||
| 8 | 14:45.2 | ||||
| 9 | 14:55.4 | ||||
| 10 | 14:56.4 | ||||
| 11 | 14:57.2 | ||||
| 12 | 14:59.0 | ||||
| 13 | 14:59.2 | ||||
| 14 | 17:09.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:15.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | 14:18.2 | Q | |||
| 3 | 14:19.6 | Q | |||
| 4 | 14:22.2 | Q | |||
| 5 | 14:26.8 | Q | |||
| 6 | 14:28.0 | ||||
| 7 | 14:30.0 | ||||
| 8 | 14:36.2 | ||||
| 9 | 14:45.8 | ||||
| 10 | 14:57.0 | ||||
| 11 | 15:03.0 | ||||
| 12 | 15:10.2 | ||||
| 13 | 15:10.4 | ||||
| 14 | 15:17.8 | ||||
| DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:23.6 | Q | |||
| 2 | 14:26.0 | Q | |||
| 3 | 14:26.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | 14:27.0 | Q | |||
| 5 | 14:27.8 | Q | |||
| 6 | 14:31.6 | ||||
| 7 | 14:39.0 | ||||
| 8 | 14:42.8 | ||||
| 9 | 14:45.6 | ||||
| 10 | 14:49.4 | ||||
| 11 | 14:50.8 | ||||
| 12 | 14:51.6 | ||||
| 13 | 15:23.2 | ||||
| 14 | 15:23.8 | ||||
| 15 | 15:51.2 | ||||
| DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:06.6 | OR | ||||
| 14:07.4 | |||||
| 14:08.6 | |||||
| 4 | 14:18.0 | ||||
| 5 | 14:18.0 | ||||
| 6 | 14:23.6 | ||||
| 7 | 14:24.8 | ||||
| 8 | 14:26.0 | ||||
| 9 | 14:27.8 | ||||
| 10 | 14:31.4 | ||||
| 11 | 14:37.0 | ||||
| 12 | 14:40.0 | ||||
| 13 | 14:54.2 | ||||
| 14 | 14:59.0 | ||||
| DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record