2016 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Men's 5000m | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 - Final | |||
GBRGreat Britain | Mo Farah | 13:03.30 | |
USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:03.90 | |
ETHEthiopia | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 13:04.35 | |
| 4 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:05.94 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Bernard Lagat | 13:06.78 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:08.61 |
| 7 | BRNBahrain | Albert Rop | 13:08.79 |
| 8 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:09.17 |
| 9 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:09.26 |
| 10 | ERIEritrea | Abrar Osman | 13:09.56 |
| 11 | USAUnited States | Hassan Mead | 13:09.81 |
| 12 | ETHEthiopia | Dejen Gebremeskel | 13:15.91 |
| 13 | RSASouth Africa | Elroy Gelant | 13:17.47 |
| 14 | AUSAustralia | Brett Robinson | 13:32.30 |
| 15 | PERPeru | David Torrence | 13:43.12 |
| 16 | ETHEthiopia | Muktar Edris | DSQ |
| 17 | UGAUganda | Phillip Kipyeko | 13:24.66 |
| 18 | KENKenya | Isiah Kiplangat Koech | 13:25.15 |
| 19 | KENKenya | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | 13:26.63 |
| 20 | AZEAzerbaijan | Hayle Ibrahimov | 13:27.11 |
| 21 | AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | 13:28.48 |
| 22 | GERGermany | Florian Orth | 13:28.88 |
| 23 | ERIEritrea | Aron Kifle | 13:29.45 |
| 24 | ERIEritrea | Hiskel Tewelde | 13:30.23 |
| 24 | ESPSpain | Illias Fifa | 13:30.23 |
| 26 | JAMJamaica | Kemoy Campbell | 13:30.32 |
| 27 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:30.40 |
| 28 | KENKenya | Charles Muneria | 13:30.95 |
| 29 | JPNJapan | Suguru Osako | 13:31.45 |
| 30 | ESPSpain | Adel Mechaal | 13:34.42 |
| 31 | MARMorocco | Younés Essalhi | 13:41.41 |
| 32 | LESLesotho | Namakwe Nkhasi | 13:41.92 |
| 33 | BELBelgium | Bashir Abdi | 13:42.83 |
| 34 | BDIBurundi | Olivier Irabaruta | 13:44.08 |
| 35 | AUSAustralia | Sam McEntee | 13:50.55 |
| 36 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:56.55 |
| 37 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 14:02.02 |
| 38 | GERGermany | Richard Ringer | 14:05.01 |
| 39 | TURTürkiye | Ali Kaya | 14:05.34 |
| 40 | GBRGreat Britain | Tom Farrell | 14:11.65 |
| 41 | KSASaudi Arabia | Moukhled Al-Outaibi | 14:18.48 |
| 42 | JPNJapan | Kota Murayama | 14:26.72 |
| 43 | KSASaudi Arabia | Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri | 14:26.90 |
| 44 | ESPSpain | Antonio Abadía | 14:33.20 |
| 45 | MAWMalawi | Kefasi Chitsala | 14:52.89 |
| 46 | NEPNepal | Hari Kumar Rimal | 14:54.42 |
| 47 | SOMSomalia | Mohamed Mohamed | 14:57.84 |
| 48 | SOLSolomon Islands | Rosefelo Siosi | 15:47.76 |
| 49 | MYAMyanmar | San Naing | 15:51.05 |
| 50 | STPSao Tome and Principe | Romario Martins Leitao | 15:53.32 |
BRNBahrain | Zouhair Aouad | DNF | |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 - Final | |||
| 1 | ETHEthiopia | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 13:24.65 Q |
| 2 | BRNBahrain | Albert Rop | 13:24.95 Q |
| 3 | GBRGreat Britain | Mo Farah | 13:25.25 Q |
| 4 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:25.70 Q |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Bernard Lagat | 13:26.02 Q |
| 6 | KENKenya | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | 13:26.63 |
| 7 | AZEAzerbaijan | Hayle Ibrahimov | 13:27.11 |
| 8 | ERIEritrea | Aron Kifle | 13:29.45 |
| 9 | ESPSpain | Illias Fifa | 13:30.23 |
| 10 | JAMJamaica | Kemoy Campbell | 13:30.32 |
| 11 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:30.40 |
| 12 | KENKenya | Charles Muneria | 13:30.95 |
| 13 | USAUnited States | Hassan Mead | 13:34.27 |
| 14 | MARMorocco | Younés Essalhi | 13:41.41 |
| 15 | LESLesotho | Namakwe Nkhasi | 13:41.92 |
| 16 | BELBelgium | Bashir Abdi | 13:42.83 |
| 17 | BDIBurundi | Olivier Irabaruta | 13:44.08 |
| 18 | AUSAustralia | Sam McEntee | 13:50.55 |
| 19 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 14:02.02 |
| 20 | GERGermany | Richard Ringer | 14:05.01 |
| 21 | KSASaudi Arabia | Moukhled Al-Outaibi | 14:18.48 |
| 22 | JPNJapan | Kota Murayama | 14:26.72 |
| 23 | NEPNepal | Hari Kumar Rimal | 14:54.42 |
| 24 | SOMSomalia | Mohamed Mohamed | 14:57.84 |
| 25 | SOLSolomon Islands | Rosefelo Siosi | 15:47.76 |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:19.54 Q |
| 2 | ETHEthiopia | Muktar Edris | 13:19.65 Q |
| 3 | ETHEthiopia | Dejen Gebremeskel | 13:19.67 Q |
| 4 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:19.83 Q |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:20.08 Q |
| 6 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:21.00 q |
| 7 | RSASouth Africa | Elroy Gelant | 13:22.00 q |
| 8 | ERIEritrea | Abrar Osman | 13:22.56 q |
| 9 | AUSAustralia | Brett Robinson | 13:22.81 q |
| 10 | PERPeru | David Torrence | 13:23.20 q |
| 11 | ETHEthiopia | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 13:24.65 Q |
| 12 | UGAUganda | Phillip Kipyeko | 13:24.66 |
| 13 | BRNBahrain | Albert Rop | 13:24.95 Q |
| 14 | KENKenya | Isiah Kiplangat Koech | 13:25.15 |
| 15 | GBRGreat Britain | Mo Farah | 13:25.25 Q |
| 16 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:25.70 Q |
| 17 | USAUnited States | Bernard Lagat | 13:26.02 Q |
| 18 | KENKenya | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | 13:26.63 |
| 19 | AZEAzerbaijan | Hayle Ibrahimov | 13:27.11 |
| 20 | AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | 13:28.48 |
| 21 | GERGermany | Florian Orth | 13:28.88 |
| 22 | ERIEritrea | Aron Kifle | 13:29.45 |
| 23 | ERIEritrea | Hiskel Tewelde | 13:30.23 |
| 23 | ESPSpain | Illias Fifa | 13:30.23 |
| 25 | JAMJamaica | Kemoy Campbell | 13:30.32 |
| 26 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:30.40 |
| 27 | KENKenya | Charles Muneria | 13:30.95 |
| 28 | JPNJapan | Suguru Osako | 13:31.45 |
| 29 | USAUnited States | Hassan Mead | 13:34.27 |
| 30 | ESPSpain | Adel Mechaal | 13:34.42 |
| 31 | MARMorocco | Younés Essalhi | 13:41.41 |
| 32 | LESLesotho | Namakwe Nkhasi | 13:41.92 |
| 33 | BELBelgium | Bashir Abdi | 13:42.83 |
| 34 | BDIBurundi | Olivier Irabaruta | 13:44.08 |
| 35 | AUSAustralia | Sam McEntee | 13:50.55 |
| 36 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:56.55 |
| 37 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 14:02.02 |
| 38 | GERGermany | Richard Ringer | 14:05.01 |
| 39 | TURTürkiye | Ali Kaya | 14:05.34 |
| 40 | GBRGreat Britain | Tom Farrell | 14:11.65 |
| 41 | KSASaudi Arabia | Moukhled Al-Outaibi | 14:18.48 |
| 42 | JPNJapan | Kota Murayama | 14:26.72 |
| 43 | KSASaudi Arabia | Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri | 14:26.90 |
| 44 | ESPSpain | Antonio Abadía | 14:33.20 |
| 45 | MAWMalawi | Kefasi Chitsala | 14:52.89 |
| 46 | NEPNepal | Hari Kumar Rimal | 14:54.42 |
| 47 | SOMSomalia | Mohamed Mohamed | 14:57.84 |
| 48 | SOLSolomon Islands | Rosefelo Siosi | 15:47.76 |
| 49 | MYAMyanmar | San Naing | 15:51.05 |
| 50 | STPSao Tome and Principe | Romario Martins Leitao | 15:53.32 |
BRNBahrain | Zouhair Aouad | DNF | |
| Men's 5000m, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21 - Final | |||
| 1 | GBRGreat Britain | Mo Farah | 13:03.30 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:03.90 |
| 3 | ETHEthiopia | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 13:04.35 |
| 4 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:05.94 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Bernard Lagat | 13:06.78 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:08.61 |
| 7 | BRNBahrain | Albert Rop | 13:08.79 |
| 8 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:09.17 |
| 9 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:09.26 |
| 10 | ERIEritrea | Abrar Osman | 13:09.56 |
| 11 | USAUnited States | Hassan Mead | 13:09.81 |
| 12 | ETHEthiopia | Dejen Gebremeskel | 13:15.91 |
| 13 | RSASouth Africa | Elroy Gelant | 13:17.47 |
| 14 | AUSAustralia | Brett Robinson | 13:32.30 |
| 15 | PERPeru | David Torrence | 13:43.12 |
ETHEthiopia | Muktar Edris | DSQ | |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:19.54 Q |
| 2 | ETHEthiopia | Muktar Edris | 13:19.65 Q |
| 3 | ETHEthiopia | Dejen Gebremeskel | 13:19.67 Q |
| 4 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:19.83 Q |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:20.08 Q |
| 6 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:21.00 |
| 7 | RSASouth Africa | Elroy Gelant | 13:22.00 |
| 8 | ERIEritrea | Abrar Osman | 13:22.56 |
| 9 | AUSAustralia | Brett Robinson | 13:22.81 |
| 10 | PERPeru | David Torrence | 13:23.20 |
| 11 | UGAUganda | Phillip Kipyeko | 13:24.66 |
| 12 | KENKenya | Isiah Kiplangat Koech | 13:25.15 |
| 13 | AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | 13:28.48 |
| 14 | GERGermany | Florian Orth | 13:28.88 |
| 15 | ERIEritrea | Hiskel Tewelde | 13:30.23 |
| 16 | JPNJapan | Suguru Osako | 13:31.45 |
| 17 | ESPSpain | Adel Mechaal | 13:34.42 |
| 18 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:56.55 |
| 19 | TURTürkiye | Ali Kaya | 14:05.34 |
| 20 | GBRGreat Britain | Tom Farrell | 14:11.65 |
| 21 | KSASaudi Arabia | Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri | 14:26.90 |
| 22 | ESPSpain | Antonio Abadía | 14:33.20 |
| 23 | MAWMalawi | Kefasi Chitsala | 14:52.89 |
| 24 | MYAMyanmar | San Naing | 15:51.05 |
| 25 | STPSao Tome and Principe | Romario Martins Leitao | 15:53.32 |
BRNBahrain | Zouhair Aouad | DNF | |
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