Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union |
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 28, 1980 |
Format: Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: August 1, 1980 |
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(Competitors: 35; Countries: 22; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
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Overview by IAAF |
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Despite there being fewer athletes than in 1976, an extra round was run. The three heats were won in the 13:42-45 range, and the semis were taken by Ethiopians Yohannes Mohammed (13:39.40) and Mohammed Kedir (13:28.54). Of possible medal winners, only Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) and Wilson Waigwa (KEN) were missing because of the boycott, and 1978 European medallists Martti Vainio (FIN, m), Aleksandr Fedotkin (URS, 5000m) and Dave Moorcroft (GBR, 1500m) all failed to qualify. Treacy led the finalists through 1000m (2:38.4), with Yifter, then Kedir taking over, the latter passing 2000m in 5:22.9 and 3000m in 8:08.1. Other than a brief interruption by Maaninka at 4000m (10:51.1) the Ethiopians took turns to lead, “running a team race until the last lap”, as Yifter later said. Coghlan made the first break with 300m to go, but looked to his right and was passed on the inside by Yifter with 250m remaining. Yifter, whose age was thought to be 36 at the time of the ’80 Olympics, was uncatchable, and he streaked home with a last lap of 54.9 (last 200 in 27.2) to win by 6m from Nyambui, Maaninka passed Coghlan in the home straight to hand the Irishman another Olympic fourth place finish. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Two-time defending champion Lasse Virén was in Moskva but ran only the 10K and marathon. The favorite was Ethiopia's Miruts Yifter who had known only Olympic heartbreak prior to 1980. He was expected to contend in this event in both 1972 and 1976. But in 1972 he had missed his heat when he could not get into the stadium in time, choosing the wrong entry gate. In 1976 he was pulled out by the ridiculous African boycott, costing him a chance to compete. But in Moskva, he had already won the 10,000 metres gold medal. Three Ethiopians qualified for the final – Yifter, Mohamed Kedir and Yohannes Mohamed. Yifter noted that they ran a team race in the final, setting it up for him to win. On the final lap, Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan took the lead and his great mile speed made him a formidable challenger. But Yifter, also known for his kick, moved past on the inside of the backstretch and pulled away for a comfortable win. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
World Record |
13:08.4 |
Henry Rono |
Berkeley United States |
April 8, 1978 |
Olympic Record |
13:20.34 |
Brendan Foster |
Montreal (Canada) |
July 28, 1976 |
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Results |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Final |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.20.91 |
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Miruts Yifter |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
28 Jun 44 |
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2 |
13.21.60 |
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Suleiman Nyambui |
Tanzania |
TAN |
13 Feb 53 |
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3 |
13.22.00 |
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Kaarlo Maaninka |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Dec 53 |
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4 |
13.22.74 |
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Eamonn Coghlan |
Ireland |
IRL |
24 Nov 52 |
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5 |
13.23.03 |
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Markus Ryffel |
Switzerland |
SUI |
5 Feb 55 |
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6 |
13.23.25 |
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Dietmar Millonig |
Austria |
AUT |
1 Jun 55 |
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7 |
13.23.62 |
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John Treacy |
Ireland |
IRL |
4 Jun 57 |
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8 |
13.24.10 |
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Aleksandr Fedotkin |
Soviet Union |
URS |
3 Nov 55 |
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9 |
13.24.99 |
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Jirí Sykora |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
1 Jul 54 |
NR |
10 |
13.28.34 |
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Yohannes Mohamed |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jan 48 |
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11 |
13.32.05 |
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Martti Vainio |
Finland |
FIN |
30 Dec 50 |
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12 |
13.34.17 |
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Mohamed Kedir |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
18 Sep 53 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 1 |
30 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.39.40 |
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Yohannes Mohamed |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jan 48 |
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2 |
13.39.93 |
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Miruts Yifter |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
28 Jun 44 |
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3 |
13.40.16 |
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Kaarlo Maaninka |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Dec 53 |
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4 |
13.40.29 |
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John Treacy |
Ireland |
IRL |
4 Jun 57 |
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5 |
13.40.55 |
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Nick Rose |
Great Britain |
GBR |
30 Dec 51 |
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6 |
13.40.67 |
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Valeriy Abramov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 Aug 56 |
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7 |
13.44.83 |
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Zakariah Barie |
Tanzania |
TAN |
29 May 53 |
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8 |
13.50.19 |
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Emiel Puttemans |
Belgium |
BEL |
8 Oct 47 |
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9 |
13.58.13 |
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Dave Moorcroft |
Great Britain |
GBR |
10 Apr 53 |
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10 |
13.58.22 |
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David Fitzsimmons |
Australia |
AUS |
23 Apr 50 |
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11 |
14.00.22 |
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Hansjörg Kunze |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Dec 59 |
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12 |
14.01.33 |
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Enrique Aquino |
Mexico |
MEX |
1 May 50 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 2 |
30 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.28.54 |
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Mohamed Kedir |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
18 Sep 53 |
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2 |
13.28.79 |
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Eamonn Coghlan |
Ireland |
IRL |
24 Nov 52 |
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3 |
13.29.23 |
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Markus Ryffel |
Switzerland |
SUI |
5 Feb 55 |
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4 |
13.29.35 |
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Dietmar Millonig |
Austria |
AUT |
1 Jun 55 |
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5 |
13.30.12 |
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Suleiman Nyambui |
Tanzania |
TAN |
13 Feb 53 |
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6 |
13.30.38 |
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Martti Vainio |
Finland |
FIN |
30 Dec 50 |
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7 |
13.30.97 |
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Jirí Sykora |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
1 Jul 54 |
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8 |
13.31.87 |
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Aleksandr Fedotkin |
Soviet Union |
URS |
3 Nov 55 |
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9 |
13.36.66 |
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Barry Smith |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Apr 53 |
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10 |
13.46.64 |
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Alex Hagelsteens |
Belgium |
BEL |
15 Jul 56 |
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11 |
13.47.51 |
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Steve Austin |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Feb 51 |
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12 |
14.15.85 |
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El Hachemi Abdenouz |
Algeria |
ALG |
1 Jul 56 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
28 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.44.31 |
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Miruts Yifter |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
28 Jun 44 |
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2 |
13.44.40 |
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Hansjörg Kunze |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Dec 59 |
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3 |
13.44.65 |
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Nick Rose |
Great Britain |
GBR |
30 Dec 51 |
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4 |
13.44.74 |
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John Treacy |
Ireland |
IRL |
4 Jun 57 |
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5 |
13.44.82 |
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Alex Hagelsteens |
Belgium |
BEL |
15 Jul 56 |
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6 |
13.45.52 |
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Aleksandr Fedotkin |
Soviet Union |
URS |
3 Nov 55 |
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7 |
13.46.60 |
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David Fitzsimmons |
Australia |
AUS |
23 Apr 50 |
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8 |
13.48.93 |
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Enrique Aquino |
Mexico |
MEX |
1 May 50 |
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9 |
14.06.53 |
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Gopal Singh Saini |
India |
IND |
18 Apr 54 |
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10 |
14.47.11 |
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Robert Chideka |
Botswana |
BOT |
1 May 56 |
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11 |
16.11.7a |
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Laxaman Basnet |
Nepal |
NEP |
21 Feb 57 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
28 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.42.07 |
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El Hachemi Abdenouz |
Algeria |
ALG |
1 Jul 56 |
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2 |
13.42.62 |
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Mohamed Kedir |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
18 Sep 53 |
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3 |
13.42.86 |
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Valeriy Abramov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 Aug 56 |
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4 |
13.42.91 |
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Emiel Puttemans |
Belgium |
BEL |
8 Oct 47 |
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5 |
13.42.96 |
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Dave Moorcroft |
Great Britain |
GBR |
10 Apr 53 |
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6 |
13.43.04 |
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Jirí Sykora |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
1 Jul 54 |
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7 |
13.43.15 |
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Steve Austin |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Feb 51 |
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8 |
13.45.20 |
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Martti Vainio |
Finland |
FIN |
30 Dec 50 |
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9 |
13.49.88 |
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Zakariah Barie |
Tanzania |
TAN |
29 May 53 |
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10 |
14.02.97 |
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Mick O'Shea |
Ireland |
IRL |
16 Sep 54 |
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11 |
14.51.34 |
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Bernardo Manuel |
Angola |
ANG |
27 Dec 54 |
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12 |
15.08.2a |
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Saleh El Ali |
Syria |
SYR |
14 Jul 56 |
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5000 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
28 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
13.44.95 |
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Markus Ryffel |
Switzerland |
SUI |
5 Feb 55 |
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2 |
13.45.37 |
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Suleiman Nyambui |
Tanzania |
TAN |
13 Feb 53 |
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3 |
13.45.39 |
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Eamonn Coghlan |
Ireland |
IRL |
24 Nov 52 |
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4 |
13.45.64 |
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Dietmar Millonig |
Austria |
AUT |
1 Jun 55 |
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5 |
13.45.77 |
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Yohannes Mohamed |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
21 Jan 48 |
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6 |
13.45.78 |
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Kaarlo Maaninka |
Finland |
FIN |
25 Dec 53 |
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7 |
13.46.28 |
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Barry Smith |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Apr 53 |
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8 |
13.52.34 |
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Enn Sellik |
Soviet Union |
URS |
10 Dec 54 |
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9 |
13.59.85 |
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Rachid Habchaoui |
Algeria |
ALG |
4 Jul 50 |
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10 |
14.06.70 |
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Zephaniah Ncube |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
10 Jan 57 |
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11 |
15.11.9a |
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Pedro Mulomo |
Mozambique |
MOZ |
54 |
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12 |
15.44.0a |
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Amadou Alimi |
Benin |
BEN |
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