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Men’s 5000 metres
Held at 25 Games, 1924–2026. Most golds: Norway (10). Most medals: Sven Kramer (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games251924–2026
Medals75
Delegations14on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Sander Eitrem Norway | Metoděj Jílek Czechia | Riccardo Lorello Italy |
| 2022 Beijing | Nils van der Poel Sweden | Patrick Roest Netherlands | Hallgeir Engebråten Norway |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Sven Kramer Netherlands | Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada | Sverre Lunde Pedersen Norway |
| 2014 Sochi | Sven Kramer Netherlands | Jan Blokhuijsen Netherlands | Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands |
| 2010 Vancouver | Sven Kramer Netherlands | Lee Seung-hoon South Korea | Ivan Skobrev Russia |
| 2006 Turin | Chad Hedrick United States | Sven Kramer Netherlands | Enrico Fabris Italy |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands | Derek Parra United States | Jens Boden Germany |
| 1998 Nagano | Gianni Romme Netherlands | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands | Bart Veldkamp Belgium |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Johann Olav Koss Norway | Kjell Storelid Norway | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
| 1992 Albertville | Geir Karlstad Norway | Falko Zandstra Netherlands | Leo Visser Netherlands |
| 1988 Calgary | Tomas Gustafson Sweden | Leo Visser Netherlands | Gerard Kemkers Netherlands |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Tomas Gustafson Sweden | Igor Malkov Soviet Union | René Schöfisch East Germany |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Eric Heiden United States | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway | Tom Erik Oxholm Norway |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Sten Stensen Norway | Piet Kleine Netherlands | Hans van Helden Netherlands |
| 1972 Sapporo | Ard Schenk Netherlands | Roar Grønvold Norway | Sten Stensen Norway |
| 1968 Grenoble | Fred Anton Maier Norway | Kees Verkerk Netherlands | Peter Nottet Netherlands |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Knut Johannesen Norway | Per Ivar Moe Norway | Fred Anton Maier Norway |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Viktor Kosichkin Soviet Union | Knut Johannesen Norway | Jan Pesman Netherlands |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Boris Shilkov Soviet Union | Sigvard Ericsson Sweden | Oleg Goncharenko Soviet Union |
| 1952 Oslo | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | Kees Broekman Netherlands | Sverre Haugli Norway |
| 1948 St. Moritz | Reidar Liaklev Norway | Odd Lundberg Norway | Göthe Hedlund Sweden |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Birger Wasenius Finland | Antero Ojala Finland |
| 1932 Lake Placid | Irving Jaffee United States | Eddie Murphy United States | Willy Logan Canada |
| 1928 St. Moritz | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Julius Skutnabb Finland | Bernt Evensen Norway |
| 1924 Chamonix | Clas Thunberg Finland | Julius Skutnabb Finland | Roald Larsen Norway |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |