Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
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| Dates | August 2 and August 5 | ||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeple | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and on Friday, August 5, 1932.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 14:17.0 |  Lauri Lehtinen |
Helsinki (FIN) | June 19, 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 14:31.2 | Paavo Nurmi |
Paris (FRA) | July 10, 1924 |
In the final Lauri Lehtinen set a new Olympic record with 14:30.0 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Both semi-finals were held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and started at 4:45 p.m.
The best seven finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ralph Hill (USA) | 14:59.6 | Q |
| 2 | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 15:05.5 | Q |
| 3 |  Jean-Gunnar Lindgren (SWE) | 15:06.0 | Q |
| 4 | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) | 15:06.4 | Q |
| 5 |  Billy Savidan (NZL) | 15:08.2 | Q |
| 6 |  Alex Hillhouse (AUS) | 15:14.0 | Q |
| 7 | Daniel Dean (USA) | 15:19.6 | Q |
| 8 |  George Bailey (GBR) | ||
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Masamichi Kitamoto (JPN) | ||
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Juan Morales (MEX) | DNF | |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Burns (GBR) | 15:25.8 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Rekers (USA) | 15:34.6 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Pettersson (SWE) | 15:36.4 | Q |
| 4 |  Roger Rochard (FRA) | 15:37.8 | Q |
| 5 |  Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 15:39.6 | Q |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Max Syring (GER) | 15:48.5 | Q |
| 7 | Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) | 15:56.0 | Q |
| 8 | Valentín González (MEX) | 16:00.0 |
Final
The final was held on Friday, August 5, 1932, and started at 3:15 p.m.
In a controversial move Lehtinen blocked Hill when he tried to pass Lehtinen on the final straight. Both runners broke the Olympic record but Lehtinen finished 30 cm in front.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
 | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | 14:30.0 OR |
 | Ralph Hill (USA) | 14:30.0 |
 | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) | 14:44.0 |
| 4 | Billy Savidan (NZL) | 14:49.6 |
| 5 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren (SWE) | 14:54:7 |
| 6 | Max Syring (GER) | 14:59.0 |
| 7 | Alec Burns (GBR) | 15:04.4 |
| 8 | Daniel Dean (USA) | 15:08.5 |
| 9 | Erik Pettersson (SWE) | 15:13.4 |
| 10 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) | 15:15.0 |
| 11 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 15:24.0 |
| 12 | Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) | 17:20.0 |
| — | Paul Rekers (USA) | DNF |
| Roger Rochard (FRA) | DNF |
References
- sports-reference.com
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.