Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
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The Men's 5.000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
took place on September 10, 1972.
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
in Munich
Munich
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, West Germany
West Germany
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took place on September 10, 1972.
Final
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
13:26.4 | |
 |
13:27.4 | |
 |
13:27.76 | |
| 4. | 13:28.4 | |
| 5. | 13:30.8 | |
| 6. | 13:32.6 | |
| 7. | 13:34.4 | |
| 8. | 13:39.4 | |
| 9. | 13:40.8 | |
| 10. | 13:41.8 | |
| 11. | 13:43.2 | |
| 12. | 13:43.2 | |
| 13. | 13:53.8 | |
| – | DNS |