| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | ? and 25 July 1970 |
| Gold: | Ian Stewart |
| Goldcga: | SCO |
| Silver: | Ian McCafferty |
| Silvercga: | SCO |
| Bronze: | Kipchoge Keino |
| Bronzecga: | KEN |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the final on 25 July.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 3 miles.
| scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px; | Gold | scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px; | Silver | scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px; | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | Ian McCafferty | Kipchoge Keino |
The first 7 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 14:17.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 14:51.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 14:51.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 15:03.6 | |||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 15:12.6 | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 15:51.8 | |||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 16:02.6 | |||||||||
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| 6 | 2 | 14:01.6 | Q | ||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 14:13.8 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 14:14.8 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 14:22.8 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 14:27.4 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | 14:51.8 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | 14:52.8 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 14:25.8 | |||||||||
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| 2 |
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:22.85 | |||||||||
| 13:23.34 | |||||||||
| 13:27.6 | |||||||||
| 13:29.8 | |||||||||
| 13:32.4 | |||||||||
| 13:33.8 | |||||||||
| 13:43.4 | |||||||||
| 13:44.6 | |||||||||
| 13:45.2 | |||||||||
| 10 | 13:48.8 | ||||||||
| 11 | 13:51.8 | ||||||||
| 12 | 13:54.0 | ||||||||
| 13 | 14:02.0 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14:03.0 |