Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:Men's 5000 metres
Games:1992 Summer
Venue:Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates:6 August 1992 (heats)
8 August 1992 (final)
Competitors:56
Nations:41
Longnames:yes
Gold:Dieter Baumann
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Paul Bitok
Silvernoc:KEN
Bronze:Fita Bayisa
Bronzenoc:ETH
Win Value:13:12.52
Prev:1988
Next:1996

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 Record12:58.39 Saïd AouitaRome (ITA)July 22, 1987
Olympic Record13:05.59 Saïd AouitaLos Angeles (USA)August 11, 1984

Final

RANKFINALTIME
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

RANKHEAT 1TIME
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
RANKHEAT 2TIME
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
RANKHEAT 3TIME
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
RANKHEAT 4TIME
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

RankNameNation
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
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RankNameNation
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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).