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Men’s 5000 metres
Held at 26 Games, 1912–2024. Most golds: Finland (7). Most medals: Lasse Virén (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games261912–2024
Medals78
Delegations27on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway | Ronald Kwemoi Kenya | Grant Fisher United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Joshua Cheptegei Uganda | Mohammed Ahmed Canada | Paul Chelimo United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Mo Farah Great Britain | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo United States | Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia |
| 2012 London | Mo Farah Great Britain | Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa Kenya |
| 2008 Beijing | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya |
| 2004 Athens | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya |
| 2000 Sydney | Million Wolde Ethiopia | Ali Saïdi-Sief Algeria | Brahim Lahlafi Morocco |
| 1996 Atlanta | Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi | Paul Bitok Kenya | Khalid Boulami Morocco |
| 1992 Barcelona | Dieter Baumann Germany | Paul Bitok Kenya | Fita Bayisa Ethiopia |
| 1988 Seoul | John Ngugi Kenya | Dieter Baumann West Germany | Hansjörg Kunze East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Saïd Aouita Morocco | Markus Ryffel Switzerland | António Leitão Portugal |
| 1980 Moscow | Miruts Yifter Ethiopia | Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania | Kaarlo Maaninka Finland |
| 1976 Montreal | Lasse Virén Finland | Dick Quax New Zealand | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand West Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Lasse Virén Finland | Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia | Ian Stewart Great Britain |
| 1968 Mexico City | Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia | Kipchoge Keino Kenya | Naftali Temu Kenya |
| 1964 Tokyo | Bob Schul United States | Harald Norpoth United Team of Germany | Bill Dellinger United States |
| 1960 Rome | Murray Halberg New Zealand | Hans Grodotzki United Team of Germany | Kazimierz Zimny Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union | Gordon Pirie Great Britain | Derek Ibbotson Great Britain |
| 1952 Helsinki | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Alain Mimoun France | Herbert Schade Germany |
| 1948 London | Gaston Reiff Belgium | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
| 1936 Berlin | Gunnar Höckert Finland | Lauri Lehtinen Finland | Henry Jonsson Sweden |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Lauri Lehtinen Finland | Ralph Hill United States | Lauri Virtanen Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Ville Ritola Finland | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Edvin Wide Sweden |
| 1924 Paris | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Ville Ritola Finland | Edvin Wide Sweden |
| 1920 Antwerp | Joseph Guillemot France | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Eric Backman Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | Jean Bouin France | George Hutson Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Kenya | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Lasse Virén | 2 | 2 |
| Mo Farah | 2 | 2 |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1 | 3 |
| Ville Ritola | 1 | 2 |
| Lauri Lehtinen | 1 | 2 |
| Emil Zátopek | 1 | 2 |
| Mohammed Gammoudi | 1 | 2 |
| Dieter Baumann | 1 | 2 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 1 | 2 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph Guillemot | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Höckert | 1 | 1 |