Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres explained

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]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Ben Jipcho	Brendan Foster	Dave Black

Results

Heats

Held on 27 January

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			13:42.6	Q
2	1			13:57.2	Q
3	1			13:57.2	Q
4	1			13:57.2	Q
5	1			13:59.9	Q
6	1			14:18.4	Q
7	1			14:23.24
	1
	1
	1
1	2			13:45.6	Q
2	2			13:46.0	Q
3	2			13:46.18	Q[2]
4	2			13:50.2	Q
5	2			13:59.2	Q
6	2			13:59.2	Q
7	2			14:07.42
8	2			14:14.98
9	2			14:40.64
10	2			14:46.14
11	2			15:05.32

Final

Held on 29 January

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			13:14.4	GR
			13:14.6
			13:23.52
			13:34.91
			13:40.32
			13:42.83
			13:43.6
			13:45.48
			13:54.44
10			14:00.93
11			14:18.76
12			14:25.39

References

• Heats results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 23 December 2018.
2. Web site: Australia results . 21 December 2018.