2020 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Men's 5000m | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 - Final | |||
UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 12:58.15 | |
CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:58.61 | |
USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 12:59.05 | |
| 4 | KENKenya | Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli | 12:59.17 |
| 5 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:02.40 |
| 6 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:03.20 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Justyn Knight | 13:04.38 |
| 8 | ESPSpain | Mohamed Katir | 13:06.60 |
| 9 | USAUnited States | Grant Fisher | 13:08.40 |
| 10 | ETHEthiopia | Milkesa Mengesha | 13:08.50 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:09.97 |
| 12 | GUAGuatemala | Luis Grijalva | 13:10.09 |
| 13 | FRAFrance | Jimmy Gressier | 13:11.33 |
| 14 | USAUnited States | Woody Kincaid | 13:17.20 |
| 15 | BRNBahrain | Dawit Fikadu | 13:20.24 |
| 16 | UGAUganda | Oscar Chelimo | 13:44.45 |
| 17 | AUSAustralia | Morgan Mcdonald | 13:37.36 |
| 18 | GBRGreat Britain | Marc Scott | 13:39.61 |
| 19 | FRAFrance | Hugo Hay | 13:39.95 |
| 20 | AUSAustralia | David McNeill | 13:39.97 |
| 21 | ETHEthiopia | Getnet Wale | 13:41.13 |
| 22 | KENKenya | Daniel Simiu Ebenyo | 13:41.64 |
| 23 | NORNorway | Narve Gilje Nordås | 13:41.82 |
| 24 | EORRefugee Olympic Team | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 13:42.98 |
| 25 | SUISwitzerland | Jonas Raess | 13:43.52 |
| 26 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:43.97 |
| 27 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 13:44.08 |
| 28 | ETHEthiopia | Nibret Melak Bogale | 13:45.81 |
| 29 | ITAItaly | Yemaneberhan Crippa | 13:47.12 |
| 30 | RSASouth Africa | Lesiba Mashele | 13:48.25 |
| 31 | GERGermany | Mohamed Mohumed | 13:50.46 |
| 32 | BELBelgium | Isaac Kimeli | 13:57.36 |
| 33 | BELBelgium | Robin Hendrix | 13:58.37 |
| 34 | JPNJapan | Yuta Bando | 14:05.80 |
| 35 | KGZKyrgyzstan | Nursultan Keneshbekov | 14:07.79 |
| 36 | JPNJapan | Hiroki Matsueda | 14:15.54 |
| 37 | MTNMauritania | Abidine Abidine | 14:54.80 |
AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | DNS | |
KENKenya | Samwel Chepolei | DNS | |
NEDNetherlands | Mike Foppen | DNF | |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 - Final | |||
| 1 | KENKenya | Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli | 13:38.87 Q |
| 2 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:38.96 Q |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Woody Kincaid | 13:39.04 Q |
| 4 | UGAUganda | Oscar Chelimo | 13:39.07 Q |
| 5 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:39.42 Q |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Marc Scott | 13:39.61 q |
| 7 | FRAFrance | Hugo Hay | 13:39.95 q |
| 8 | AUSAustralia | David McNeill | 13:39.97 q |
| 9 | ETHEthiopia | Getnet Wale | 13:41.13 |
| 10 | KENKenya | Daniel Simiu Ebenyo | 13:41.64 |
| 11 | SUISwitzerland | Jonas Raess | 13:43.52 |
| 12 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:43.97 |
| 13 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 13:44.08 |
| 14 | ETHEthiopia | Nibret Melak Bogale | 13:45.81 |
| 15 | ITAItaly | Yemaneberhan Crippa | 13:47.12 |
| 16 | BELBelgium | Robin Hendrix | 13:58.37 |
| 17 | JPNJapan | Yuta Bando | 14:05.80 |
| 18 | KGZKyrgyzstan | Nursultan Keneshbekov | 14:07.79 |
| 19 | MTNMauritania | Abidine Abidine | 14:54.80 |
NEDNetherlands | Mike Foppen | DNF | |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 - Final | |||
| 1 | ESPSpain | Mohamed Katir | 13:30.10 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:30.15 Q |
| 3 | CANCanada | Justyn Knight | 13:30.22 Q |
| 4 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:30.40 Q |
| 5 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:30.61 Q |
| 6 | ETHEthiopia | Milkesa Mengesha | 13:31.13 q |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:31.23 q |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Grant Fisher | 13:31.80 q |
| 9 | FRAFrance | Jimmy Gressier | 13:33.47 q |
| 10 | GUAGuatemala | Luis Grijalva | 13:34.11 q |
| 11 | AUSAustralia | Morgan Mcdonald | 13:37.36 |
| 12 | KENKenya | Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli | 13:38.87 Q |
| 13 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 13:38.96 Q |
| 14 | USAUnited States | Woody Kincaid | 13:39.04 Q |
| 15 | UGAUganda | Oscar Chelimo | 13:39.07 Q |
| 16 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:39.42 Q |
| 17 | GBRGreat Britain | Marc Scott | 13:39.61 |
| 18 | FRAFrance | Hugo Hay | 13:39.95 |
| 19 | AUSAustralia | David McNeill | 13:39.97 |
| 20 | ETHEthiopia | Getnet Wale | 13:41.13 |
| 21 | KENKenya | Daniel Simiu Ebenyo | 13:41.64 |
| 22 | NORNorway | Narve Gilje Nordås | 13:41.82 |
| 23 | EORRefugee Olympic Team | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 13:42.98 |
| 24 | SUISwitzerland | Jonas Raess | 13:43.52 |
| 25 | MARMorocco | Soufiane Boukantar | 13:43.97 |
| 26 | BRNBahrain | Dawit Fikadu | 13:44.03 q |
| 27 | CANCanada | Lucas Bruchet | 13:44.08 |
| 28 | ETHEthiopia | Nibret Melak Bogale | 13:45.81 |
| 29 | ITAItaly | Yemaneberhan Crippa | 13:47.12 |
| 30 | RSASouth Africa | Lesiba Mashele | 13:48.25 |
| 31 | GERGermany | Mohamed Mohumed | 13:50.46 |
| 32 | BELBelgium | Isaac Kimeli | 13:57.36 |
| 33 | BELBelgium | Robin Hendrix | 13:58.37 |
| 34 | JPNJapan | Yuta Bando | 14:05.80 |
| 35 | KGZKyrgyzstan | Nursultan Keneshbekov | 14:07.79 |
| 36 | JPNJapan | Hiroki Matsueda | 14:15.54 |
| 37 | MTNMauritania | Abidine Abidine | 14:54.80 |
AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | DNS | |
KENKenya | Samwel Chepolei | DNS | |
NEDNetherlands | Mike Foppen | DNF | |
| Men's 5000m, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
| 1 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 12:58.15 |
| 2 | CANCanada | Mohammed Ahmed | 12:58.61 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 12:59.05 |
| 4 | KENKenya | Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli | 12:59.17 |
| 5 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:02.40 |
| 6 | BRNBahrain | Birhanu Yemataw Balew | 13:03.20 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Justyn Knight | 13:04.38 |
| 8 | ESPSpain | Mohamed Katir | 13:06.60 |
| 9 | USAUnited States | Grant Fisher | 13:08.40 |
| 10 | ETHEthiopia | Milkesa Mengesha | 13:08.50 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:09.97 |
| 12 | GUAGuatemala | Luis Grijalva | 13:10.09 |
| 13 | FRAFrance | Jimmy Gressier | 13:11.33 |
| 14 | USAUnited States | Woody Kincaid | 13:17.20 |
| 15 | BRNBahrain | Dawit Fikadu | 13:20.24 |
| 16 | UGAUganda | Oscar Chelimo | 13:44.45 |
| Men's 5000m, Round 1, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 - Final | |||
| 1 | ESPSpain | Mohamed Katir | 13:30.10 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | 13:30.15 Q |
| 3 | CANCanada | Justyn Knight | 13:30.22 Q |
| 4 | UGAUganda | Jacob Kiplimo | 13:30.40 Q |
| 5 | UGAUganda | Joshua Cheptegei | 13:30.61 Q |
| 6 | ETHEthiopia | Milkesa Mengesha | 13:31.13 q |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Andrew Butchart | 13:31.23 q |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Grant Fisher | 13:31.80 q |
| 9 | FRAFrance | Jimmy Gressier | 13:33.47 q |
| 10 | GUAGuatemala | Luis Grijalva | 13:34.11 q |
| 11 | AUSAustralia | Morgan Mcdonald | 13:37.36 |
| 12 | NORNorway | Narve Gilje Nordås | 13:41.82 |
| 13 | EORRefugee Olympic Team | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 13:42.98 |
| 14 | BRNBahrain | Dawit Fikadu | 13:44.03 q |
| 15 | RSASouth Africa | Lesiba Mashele | 13:48.25 |
| 16 | GERGermany | Mohamed Mohumed | 13:50.46 |
| 17 | BELBelgium | Isaac Kimeli | 13:57.36 |
| 18 | JPNJapan | Hiroki Matsueda | 14:15.54 |
AUSAustralia | Patrick Tiernan | DNS | |
KENKenya | Samwel Chepolei | DNS | |
Medal Tracker
Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 45
JPN
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 40 |
CHN | 40 |
JPN | 20 |
USA | 44 |
CHN | 27 |
FRA | 26 |
USA | 42 |
GBR | 29 |
CHN | 24 |
Medal Leaders
- 5
Marchand - 5
Huske - 5
O'Callaghan
Individual Medal Leaders
Marchand | 4 |
Huske | 3 |
O'Callaghan | 3 |
Smith | 3 |
Huske | 2 |
Walsh | 2 |
Yufei | 5 |
Junxuan | 3 |
McKeown | 2 |
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