Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1970.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Nikolay Puklakov
 Soviet Union
Jens Wollenberg
 West Germany
Giuseppe Cindolo
 Italy

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Giuseppe Cindolo  Italy 14:08.2 Q
2 1 Donald Walsh  Ireland 14:09.8 Q[2]
3 1 Jens Wollenberg  West Germany 14:11.6 Q
4 1 Otsuki Kenichi  Japan 14:12.4 Q
5 1 Frank Briscoe  Great Britain 14:12.8 Q[2]
6 1 Cherif Benali  Algeria 14:15.2 q
7 1 Markku Salminen  Finland 14:20.0 q
8 1 Julio Quevedo  Guatemala 14:20.4
9 1 Dick Buerkle  United States 14:30.6
10 1 Askres Abera  Ethiopia 15:07.2
1 John Axsentieff  Australia DNF [3]
1 Pierre Viaux  France DNF [4]
1 2 Dušan Grahovac  Yugoslavia 14:24.2 Q
2 2 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 14:26.6 Q
3 2 Ulrich Brugger  West Germany 14:30.0 Q
4 2 René Goris  Belgium 14:33.6 Q
5 2 Nikolay Puklakov  Soviet Union 14:40.8 Q
6 2 Tilahun Asefa  Ethiopia 15:31.4
2 José Morera  Spain DNF [5]

Final

[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nikolay Puklakov  Soviet Union 13:56.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jens Wollenberg  West Germany 14:00.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giuseppe Cindolo  Italy 14:01.4
4 Otsuki Kenichi  Japan 14:01.8
5 René Goris  Belgium 14:03.0
6 Dušan Grahovac  Yugoslavia 14:13.4
7 Cherif Benali  Algeria 14:19.6
8 Ulrich Brugger  West Germany 14:23.4
9 Frank Briscoe  Great Britain 14:26.0 [2]
10 Gyula Tóth  Hungary 14:33.0
11 Markku Salminen  Finland 14:45.4
12 Donald Walsh  Ireland 14:53.4
Franco Arese  Italy DNF [7]
Hans Müller  Austria DNF

References

  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ a b c "Three British victories in Universiade". Athletics Weekly. 24 (37). Athletics Weekly Ltd: 4, 38. 4 September 1970. ISSN 0004-6671.
  3. ^ Australian results
  4. ^ French results
  5. ^ García, Gerardo (5 September 1970). "62,86,.: Alcantra en septima posición en martillo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Universiade in Turin abgeschlossen" (in German). Zurich Die Tat. 8 September 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Azzaro medaglia d'argento, Arese crolla" (in Italian). La Stampa. 7 September 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 19 November 2020.