Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained
These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others.[1]
In the final, Dieter Baumann ran past a trio of African runners, finishing the last 100 meters in 11.9 seconds[2] to take the gold.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 12:58.39 |  Saïd Aouita | Rome (ITA) | July 22, 1987 |
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| Olympic Record | 13:05.59 | Saïd Aouita | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 | |
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Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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| | 13:12.52 |
| | 13:12.71 |
| | 13:13.03 |
| 4. | | 13:13.27 |
| 5. | | 13:17.50 |
| 6. | | 13:23.52 |
| 7. | | 13:27.76 |
| 8. | | 13:27.80 |
| 9. | | 13:28.97 |
| 10. | | 13:37.20 |
| 11. | | 13:38.08 |
| 12. | | 13:39.72 |
| 13. | | 13:43.39 |
| 14. | | 13:45.16 |
| 15. | | 13:48.32 |
| 16. | | 14:02.47 | |
Heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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| 1. | | 13:31.16 |
| 2. | | 13:31.24 |
| 3. | | 13:31.48 |
| 4. | | 13:31.88 |
| 5. | | 13:37.14 |
| 6. | | 13:41.27 |
| 7. | | 13:52.52 |
| 8. | | 13:55.01 |
| 9. | | 13:57.87 |
| 10. | | 14:01.57 |
| 11. | | 14:08.83 |
| 12. | | 15:02.76 |
| 13. | | 15:27.46 |
| 14. | | 15:29.25 |
| - | | DNS | |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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| 1. | | 13:32.93 |
| 2. | | 13:36.81 |
| 3. | | 13:37.27 |
| 4. | | 13:38.79 |
| 5. | | 13:40.50 |
| 6. | | 13:43.91 |
| 7. | | 13:48.06 |
| 8. | | 14:04.54 |
| 9. | | 14:06.80 |
| 10. | | 14:09.22 |
| 11. | | 15:21.95 |
| 12. | | 15:26.49 |
| - | | DNF |
| - | | DNS |
| - | | DNS | |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
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| 1. | | 13:20.82 |
| 2. | | 13:22.41 |
| 3. | | 13:22.98 |
| 4. | | 13:24.21 |
| 5. | | 13:24.57 |
| 6. | | 13:42.94 |
| 7. | | 13:50.16 |
| 8. | | 13:50.71 |
| 9. | | 14:00.44 |
| 10. | | 14:03.79 |
| 11. | | 14:16.14 |
| 12. | | 14:23.07 |
| 13. | | 14:28.77 |
| 14. | | 14:33.04 |
| - | | DNF |
| - | | DNS | |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
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| 1. | | 13:33.71 |
| 2. | | 13:35.76 |
| 3. | | 13:35.95 |
| 4. | | 13:36.99 |
| 5. | | 13:40.20 |
| 6. | | 13:40.76 |
| 7. | | 13:42.20 |
| 8. | | 13:44.67 |
| 9. | | 13:54.88 |
| 10. | | 14:00.53 |
| 11. | | 14:25.97 |
| 12. | | 14:40.12 |
| 13. | | 14:55.58 |
| 14. | | 15:02.02 |
| - | | DNS |
| - | | DNS | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Name | Nation |
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| | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 5 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | | 9 | | | | 10 | | | | 11 | | | | 12 | | | | 13 | | | | 14 | | | | 15 | | | | 16 | | | | 17 | | | | 18 | | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | | 21 | | | | 22 | | | | 23 | | | | 24 | | | | 25 | | | | 26 | | | | 27 | | | | 28 | | | | 29 | | | | 30 | | | |
| valign=top | | Rank | Name | Nation |
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| 31 | | | | 32 | | | | 33 | | | | 34 | | | | 35 | | | | 36 | | | | 37 | | | | 38 | | | | 39 | | | | 40 | | | | 41 | | | | 42 | | | | 43 | | | | 44 | | | | 45 | | | | 46 | | | | 47 | | | | 48 | | | | 49 | | | | 50 | | | | 51 | | | | 52 | | | | 53 | | | | 54 | | | |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Men's 5000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/mens-5000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 11 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.
- Vincent Meissner: Über Dieter Baumanns Olympiasieg vor 25 Jahren: Gönnen Sie sich doch heute einen Gänsehaut-Moment, Schwäbisches Tagblatt, 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021 (in German).
