Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13:50.83 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Para events | ||
| 100 m (T12) | men | |
| 100 m (T35) | women | |
| 100 m (T38) | men | women |
| 100 m (T47) | men | |
| 1500 m (T54) | men | women |
| Marathon (T54) | men | women |
| Long jump (T38) | women | |
| Shot put (F38) | men | |
| Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
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[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| Games record |  Augustine Choge (KEN)
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12:56.41 | Melbourne, Australia | 20 March 2006 |
Schedule[edit]
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[edit]
With seventeen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]
Final[edit]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
13:50.83 | |
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9 |  Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) |
13:52.78 | |
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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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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| 3 miles (1930–1966) |
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| 5000 metres (1970–present) |
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