Host City: Atlanta, United States |
Format: Top six in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 31, 1996 |
Format: Top eight in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: August 3, 1996 |
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(Competitors: 37; Countries: 22; Finalists: 15) |
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Venue(s): Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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Overview by IAAF |
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The first round eliminated just eight athletes in three heats with winning times which ranged from 13:50.61 to 14:02.71. The semi-finals were won by Kenyans Shem Kororia in 13:27.50 and Tom Nyariki in a slow 14:03.21, a time beaten by 14 of the 15 runners in the first semifinal. The finalists included Baumann and Bitok, the big finishers in 1992, and Niyongabo, who had a 3:30.09 time for 1500m to his credit. Despite this, no-one was willing to take on the pace at the start, with 69.0 sufficing for the lead for the first lap. Kororia and Nyariki took over the pacemaking duties, the former passing through the first three kilometres in 2:45.4, 5:20.7 and 8:00.1, and the latter leading at 4000m in 10:40.5. Kennedy, a strong runner with no big kick, took over with two laps to go and led until 500m remained, at which point Niyongabo moved to the front, and passed the bell in 12:13.1 after a 60.0 lap. The miler from Burundi went 10m clear along the final back straight, but had slightly mistimed his kick. With 130m to go his lead began to shrink, and Bitok started to close in. Behind him Boulami was gaining on the Kenyan, and in a concertina effect Baumann was finishing fastest of all. The Burundian got home one and a half metres ahead of Bitok, with Boulami a similar distance behind. Baumann slowed up in the last 40m when he realised a medal was out of range. Niyongabo was the first ever Olympic medal winner from Burundi. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Vénuste Niyongabo of Burundi was the first great runner from that nation. He was considered a medal favorite in the 1,500 but withdrew from that event to allow his countryman, Dieudonné Kwizéra to run in that event. Niyongabo had only twice before competed at 5K but he had the best speed in the event. The last two World Championships had been won by Kenya’s Ismael Kirui but he did not compete in Atlanta. In August 1995, Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie had shattered the world record by 11 seconds, running 12:44.39, but he chose to run only 10K in Atlanta. The defending gold and silver medalists, Dieter Baumann (FRG) and Paul Bitok (KEN), were back and qualified for the final. The final was started at a slow pace, playing into Niyangabo’s speed. America’s Bob Kennedy, a strong runner with no kick, moved to the front after 4,000 metres, trying to hold on for a medal but the attempt was futile. The final lap came down to Niyongabo, Bitok, Baumann, and Morocco’s Khalid Boulami. None of them could match Niyongabo’s speed as he won the gold medal, with Bitok finishing second as he had in 1992. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record |
12:44.39 |
Haile Gebrselassie |
Zürich (SUI) |
August 16, 1995 |
Olympic Record |
13:05.59 |
Saïd Aouita |
Los Angeles (USA) |
August 11, 1984 |
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Results |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Final |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.07.96 |
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Vénuste Niyongabo |
Burundi |
BDI |
9 Dec 73 |
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2 |
13.08.16 |
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Paul Bitok |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Jun 70 |
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3 |
13.08.37 |
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Khalid Boulami |
Morocco |
MAR |
7 Aug 69 |
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4 |
13.08.81 |
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Dieter Baumann |
Germany |
GER |
9 Feb 65 |
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5 |
13.12.29 |
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Thomas Nyariki |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Sep 71 |
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6 |
13.12.35 |
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Bob Kennedy |
United States |
USA |
18 Aug 70 |
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7 |
13.12.91 |
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Enrique Molina |
Spain |
ESP |
25 Feb 68 |
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8 |
13.13.26 |
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Brahim Lahlafi |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Apr 68 |
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9 |
13.14.63 |
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Shem Kororia |
Kenya |
KEN |
25 Sep 72 |
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10 |
13.18.30 |
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Fita Bayissa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
15 Dec 72 |
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11 |
13.22.89 |
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Ismaïl Sghyr |
Morocco |
MAR |
16 Mar 72 |
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12 |
13.28.36 |
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Gennaro Di Napoli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Mar 68 |
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13 |
13.42.34 |
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Réda Benzine |
Algeria |
ALG |
19 Apr 71 |
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14 |
13.44.64 |
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Stéphane Franke |
Germany |
GER |
12 Feb 64 |
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15 |
14.06.52 |
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Aïssa Belaout |
Algeria |
ALG |
12 Aug 68 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 1 |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.27.50 |
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Shem Kororia |
Kenya |
KEN |
25 Sep 72 |
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2 |
13.27.61 |
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Paul Bitok |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Jun 70 |
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3 |
13.27.73 |
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Brahim Lahlafi |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Apr 68 |
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4 |
13.27.90 |
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Bob Kennedy |
United States |
USA |
18 Aug 70 |
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5 |
13.28.80 |
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Gennaro Di Napoli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Mar 68 |
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6 |
13.29.72 |
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Khalid Boulami |
Morocco |
MAR |
7 Aug 69 |
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7 |
13.30.88 |
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Fita Bayissa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
15 Dec 72 |
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8 |
13.37.52 |
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Réda Benzine |
Algeria |
ALG |
19 Apr 71 |
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9 |
13.40.94 |
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Stéphane Franke |
Germany |
GER |
12 Feb 64 |
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10 |
13.47.81 |
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Jonathon Wyatt |
New Zealand |
NZL |
20 Dec 72 |
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11 |
13.50.90 |
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Anacleto Jiménez |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Feb 67 |
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12 |
13.51.45 |
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Miroslav Vanko |
Slovakia |
SVK |
14 Feb 73 |
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13 |
13.54.43 |
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John Morapedi |
South Africa |
RSA |
30 Nov 76 |
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14 |
13.55.23 |
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Shaun Creighton |
Australia |
AUS |
14 May 67 |
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15 |
14.24.81 |
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José Ramos |
Portugal |
POR |
27 Jul 68 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 2 |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
14.03.21 |
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Thomas Nyariki |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Sep 71 |
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2 |
14.03.48 |
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Vénuste Niyongabo |
Burundi |
BDI |
9 Dec 73 |
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3 |
14.03.75 |
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Dieter Baumann |
Germany |
GER |
9 Feb 65 |
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4 |
14.04.08 |
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Enrique Molina |
Spain |
ESP |
25 Feb 68 |
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5 |
14.04.23 |
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Ismaïl Sghyr |
Morocco |
MAR |
16 Mar 72 |
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6 |
14.04.56 |
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Aïssa Belaout |
Algeria |
ALG |
12 Aug 68 |
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7 |
14.05.48 |
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Assefa Mezegebu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
19 Jun 78 |
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8 |
14.06.45 |
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Stefano Baldini |
Italy |
ITA |
25 May 71 |
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9 |
14.08.39 |
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John Nuttall |
Great Britain |
GBR |
11 Jan 67 |
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10 |
14.08.88 |
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Cormac Finnerty |
Ireland |
IRL |
14 Jan 70 |
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11 |
14.16.14 |
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Shadrack Hoff |
South Africa |
RSA |
19 May 73 |
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12 |
14.23.60 |
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Julian Paynter |
Australia |
AUS |
15 Jul 70 |
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13 |
14.27.72 |
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Jim Spivey |
United States |
USA |
7 Mar 60 |
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14 |
14.39.64 |
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Manuel Pancorbo |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 66 |
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DNS |
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Luís Jesús |
Portugal |
POR |
19 Nov 68 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
14.02.71 |
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Ismaïl Sghyr |
Morocco |
MAR |
16 Mar 72 |
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2 |
14.02.75 |
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Shem Kororia |
Kenya |
KEN |
25 Sep 72 |
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3 |
14.03.06 |
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Réda Benzine |
Algeria |
ALG |
19 Apr 71 |
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4 |
14.03.56 |
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Gennaro Di Napoli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Mar 68 |
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5 |
14.04.08 |
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Shaun Creighton |
Australia |
AUS |
14 May 67 |
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6 |
14.05.97 |
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Shadrack Hoff |
South Africa |
RSA |
19 May 73 |
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7 |
14.16.57 |
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Anacleto Jiménez |
Spain |
ESP |
24 Feb 67 |
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8 |
14.17.26 |
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José Ramos |
Portugal |
POR |
27 Jul 68 |
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9 |
14.30.76 |
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Matt Giusto |
United States |
USA |
25 Oct 66 |
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10 |
14.39.50 |
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William Roldán |
Colombia |
COL |
23 May 73 |
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11 |
15.29.16 |
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Sidi Ahmed Ould Ahmedou |
Mauritania |
MTN |
66 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.50.61 |
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Fita Bayissa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
15 Dec 72 |
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2 |
13.51.25 |
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Brahim Lahlafi |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Apr 68 |
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3 |
13.51.47 |
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Thomas Nyariki |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Sep 71 |
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4 |
13.51.55 |
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Enrique Molina |
Spain |
ESP |
25 Feb 68 |
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5 |
13.51.96 |
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Aïssa Belaout |
Algeria |
ALG |
12 Aug 68 |
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6 |
13.52.00 |
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Dieter Baumann |
Germany |
GER |
9 Feb 65 |
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7 |
13.52.16 |
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John Nuttall |
Great Britain |
GBR |
11 Jan 67 |
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8 |
13.52.56 |
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Jonathon Wyatt |
New Zealand |
NZL |
20 Dec 72 |
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9 |
13.53.16 |
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Jim Spivey |
United States |
USA |
7 Mar 60 |
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10 |
13.54.01 |
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Cormac Finnerty |
Ireland |
IRL |
14 Jan 70 |
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11 |
14.00.25 |
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Julian Paynter |
Australia |
AUS |
15 Jul 70 |
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12 |
14.28.64 |
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Adalberto García |
Brazil |
BRA |
31 Aug 67 |
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13 |
14.30.53 |
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Henry Moyo |
Malawi |
MAW |
8 Oct 72 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.54.30 |
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John Morapedi |
South Africa |
RSA |
30 Nov 76 |
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2 |
13.54.45 |
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Paul Bitok |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Jun 70 |
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3 |
13.54.53 |
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Vénuste Niyongabo |
Burundi |
BDI |
9 Dec 73 |
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4 |
13.54.57 |
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Bob Kennedy |
United States |
USA |
18 Aug 70 |
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5 |
13.54.72 |
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Khalid Boulami |
Morocco |
MAR |
7 Aug 69 |
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6 |
13.54.88 |
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Miroslav Vanko |
Slovakia |
SVK |
14 Feb 73 |
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7 |
13.54.89 |
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Assefa Mezegebu |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
19 Jun 78 |
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8 |
13.55.41 |
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Stefano Baldini |
Italy |
ITA |
25 May 71 |
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9 |
13.57.42 |
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Manuel Pancorbo |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 66 |
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10 |
14.06.34 |
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Stéphane Franke |
Germany |
GER |
12 Feb 64 |
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11 |
14.08.87 |
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Luís Jesús |
Portugal |
POR |
19 Nov 68 |
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12 |
14.15.21 |
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Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin |
Sudan |
SUD |
1 Dec 76 |
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13 |
15.19.80 |
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Hassan Abokar Adani |
Somalia |
SOM |
30 Jun 68 |
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