Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Queen Elizabeth II Park | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 and 29 January | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Ben Jipcho Kenya
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Brendan Foster England
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Dave Black England
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Results
Heats
Held on 27 January
Qualification for final
The first 6 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joshua Kimeto | Kenya |
13:42.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ian Stewart |  Scotland |
13:57.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ben Jipcho | Kenya |
13:57.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bryan Rose |  New Zealand |
13:57.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Dave Black | England |
13:59.9 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mustafa Musa |  Uganda |
14:18.4 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Bernard Hayward |  Wales |
14:23.24 | |
| 1 | Graham Crouch | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Dan Shaughnessy | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Brendan Foster | England |
13:45.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Suleiman Nyambui |  Tanzania |
13:46.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | David Fitzsimons | Australia |
13:46.18 | Q[2] |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Mose | Kenya |
13:50.2 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gordon Minty | Wales |
13:59.2 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | David Bedford | England |
13:59.2 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Kevin Ryan | New Zealand |
14:07.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bob Hendy | Australia |
14:14.98 | |
| 9 | 2 | Norman Morrison | Scotland |
14:40.64 | |
| 10 | 2 | Golekane Mosveu |  Botswana |
14:46.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | Motseki Monethi | .svg.png){kind=small} Lesotho |
15:05.32 |
Final
Held on 29 January
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ben Jipcho | Kenya |
13:14.4 | GR |
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Brendan Foster | England |
13:14.6 | |
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Dave Black | England |
13:23.52 | |
| 4 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania |
13:34.91 | |
| 5 | Ian Stewart | Scotland |
13:40.32 | |
| 6 | David Fitzsimons | Australia |
13:42.83 | |
| 7 | Joshua Kimeto | Kenya |
13:43.6 | |
| 8 | Gordon Minty | Wales |
13:45.48 | |
| 9 | Paul Mose | Kenya |
13:54.44 | |
| 10 | Bryan Rose | New Zealand |
14:00.93 | |
| 11 | David Bedford | England |
14:18.76 | |
| 12 | Mustafa Musa | Uganda |
14:25.39 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Australia results". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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| 3 miles (1930–1966) |
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| 5000 metres (1970–present) |
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