Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates8 April
Competitors17 from 9 nations
Winning time13:50.83
Medalists
gold medal Joshua Cheptegei   Uganda
silver medal Mohammed Ahmed   Canada
bronze medal Edward Zakayo   Kenya
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The men's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 April 2018.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
Games record  Augustine Choge (KEN) 12:56.41 Melbourne, Australia 20 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 2018 16:40 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With seventeen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

Rank Order Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 13:50.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9  Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) 13:52.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11  Edward Zakayo (KEN) 13:54.06
4 14  Thomas Ayeko (UGA) 13:54.78
5 3  Stewart McSweyn (AUS) 13:58.96
6 10  Phillip Kipyeko (UGA) 13:59.59
7 16  James Sugira (RWA) 14:03.51
8 7  Morgan McDonald (AUS) 14:11.37
9 6  Nicholas Kimeli (KEN) 14:13.97
10 1  Amine Khadiri (CYP) 14:16.53
11 13  David Kiprotich Bett (KEN) 14:18.80
12 12  David McNeill (AUS) 14:24.51
13 4  Grevazio Mpani (MAW) 14:30.66
14 5  Christophe Tuyishimire (RWA) 14:39.29
15 17  Chauncy Master (MAW) 14:50.25
16 8  Patrick Kam (SOL) 16:08.77
– 15  Toka Badboy (LES) DQ R 163.3b

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 5000m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's 5000m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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