Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
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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.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ian Stewart![]() |
Ian McCafferty![]() |
Kipchoge Keino![]() |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 7 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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8 | 1 | Tony Ashton | ![]() |
14:17.4 | |
9 | 1 | Allieu Massaquoi | ![]() |
14:51.0 | |
10 | 1 | Robert Hackman | ![]() |
14:51.6 | |
11 | 1 | Dominic Chiwaya | ![]() |
15:03.6 | |
12 | 1 | Ghulam Rasul | ![]() |
15:12.6 | |
13 | 1 | Donald Pierre | ![]() |
15:51.8 | |
14 | 1 | Aurelio Falero | ![]() |
16:02.6 | |
1 | Tony Manning | ![]() |
DNS | ||
1 | Harnek Singh | ![]() |
DNS | ||
6 | 2 | Ron Clarke | ![]() |
14:01.6 | Q |
8 | 2 | David Mungai | ![]() |
14:13.8 | |
9 | 2 | David Ellis | ![]() |
14:14.8 | |
10 | 2 | Gwynn Davis | ![]() |
14:22.8 | |
11 | 2 | Musa Mustafa | ![]() |
14:27.4 | |
12 | 2 | George Waluza | ![]() |
14:51.8 | |
13 | 2 | Abdul Karim | ![]() |
14:52.8 | |
14 | 2 | Dandison Moore | ![]() |
14:25.8 | |
2 | Kerry O'Brien | ![]() |
DNS | ||
2 | Harry Prowell | ![]() |
DNS | ||
2 | Benson Mulomba | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Ian Stewart | ![]() |
13:22.85 | |
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Ian McCafferty | ![]() |
13:23.34 | |
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Kipchoge Keino | ![]() |
13:27.6 | |
4 | Allan Rushmer | ![]() |
13:29.8 | |
5 | Ron Clarke | ![]() |
13:32.4 | |
6 | Richard Taylor | ![]() |
13:33.8 | |
7 | Dick Quax | ![]() |
13:43.4 | |
8 | John Ngeno | ![]() |
13:44.6 | |
9 | Bob Finlay | ![]() |
13:45.2 | |
10 | Dick Tayler | ![]() |
13:48.8 | |
11 | Joseph Stewart | ![]() |
13:51.8 | |
12 | Derek Graham | ![]() |
13:54.0 | |
13 | Bernard Plain | ![]() |
14:02.0 | |
14 | Michael Baxter | ![]() |
14:03.0 |