Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 7. The final was won by Finn Gunnar Höckert in Olympic record time.

Heats
The fastest five runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Heat two

Heat three

Final
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record