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1980 Olympic Games Moscow - Men's 5000 m

 

 

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  
(Competitors: 35; Countries: 22; Finalists: 12)  
    Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
Overview by IAAF   1980_olympic_stadium.jpg 
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.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
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 Kenya Henry Rono Berkeley United States April 8, 1978
Olympic Record 13:20.34 United Kingdom Brendan Foster Montreal (Canada) July 28, 1976
 
        Results        
 
5000 m Men     Final 1 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.20.91     Miruts Yifter Ethiopia ETH 28 Jun 44  
2 13.21.60     Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania TAN 13 Feb 53  
3 13.22.00     Kaarlo Maaninka Finland FIN 25 Dec 53  
4 13.22.74     Eamonn Coghlan Ireland IRL 24 Nov 52  
5 13.23.03     Markus Ryffel Switzerland SUI 5 Feb 55  
6 13.23.25     Dietmar Millonig Austria AUT 1 Jun 55  
7 13.23.62     John Treacy Ireland IRL 4 Jun 57  
8 13.24.10     Aleksandr Fedotkin Soviet Union URS 3 Nov 55  
9 13.24.99     Jirí Sykora Czechoslovakia TCH 1 Jul 54 NR
10 13.28.34     Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia ETH 21 Jan 48  
11 13.32.05     Martti Vainio Finland FIN 30 Dec 50  
12 13.34.17     Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia ETH 18 Sep 53  
5000 m Men     Semifinal 1 30 July      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.39.40     Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia ETH 21 Jan 48  
2 13.39.93     Miruts Yifter Ethiopia ETH 28 Jun 44  
3 13.40.16     Kaarlo Maaninka Finland FIN 25 Dec 53  
4 13.40.29     John Treacy Ireland IRL 4 Jun 57  
5 13.40.55     Nick Rose Great Britain GBR 30 Dec 51  
6 13.40.67     Valeriy Abramov Soviet Union URS 22 Aug 56  
7 13.44.83     Zakariah Barie Tanzania TAN 29 May 53  
8 13.50.19     Emiel Puttemans Belgium BEL 8 Oct 47  
9 13.58.13     Dave Moorcroft Great Britain GBR 10 Apr 53  
10 13.58.22     David Fitzsimmons Australia AUS 23 Apr 50  
11 14.00.22     Hansjörg Kunze East Germany GDR 28 Dec 59  
12 14.01.33     Enrique Aquino Mexico MEX 1 May 50  
5000 m Men     Semifinal 2 30 July      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.28.54     Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia ETH 18 Sep 53  
2 13.28.79     Eamonn Coghlan Ireland IRL 24 Nov 52  
3 13.29.23     Markus Ryffel Switzerland SUI 5 Feb 55  
4 13.29.35     Dietmar Millonig Austria AUT 1 Jun 55  
5 13.30.12     Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania TAN 13 Feb 53  
6 13.30.38     Martti Vainio Finland FIN 30 Dec 50  
7 13.30.97     Jirí Sykora Czechoslovakia TCH 1 Jul 54  
8 13.31.87     Aleksandr Fedotkin Soviet Union URS 3 Nov 55  
9 13.36.66     Barry Smith Great Britain GBR 16 Apr 53  
10 13.46.64     Alex Hagelsteens Belgium BEL 15 Jul 56  
11 13.47.51     Steve Austin Australia AUS 14 Feb 51  
12 14.15.85     El Hachemi Abdenouz Algeria ALG 1 Jul 56  
5000 m Men     Heat 1 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.44.31     Miruts Yifter Ethiopia ETH 28 Jun 44  
2 13.44.40     Hansjörg Kunze East Germany GDR 28 Dec 59  
3 13.44.65     Nick Rose Great Britain GBR 30 Dec 51  
4 13.44.74     John Treacy Ireland IRL 4 Jun 57  
5 13.44.82     Alex Hagelsteens Belgium BEL 15 Jul 56  
6 13.45.52     Aleksandr Fedotkin Soviet Union URS 3 Nov 55  
7 13.46.60     David Fitzsimmons Australia AUS 23 Apr 50  
8 13.48.93     Enrique Aquino Mexico MEX 1 May 50  
9 14.06.53     Gopal Singh Saini India IND 18 Apr 54  
10 14.47.11     Robert Chideka Botswana BOT 1 May 56  
11 16.11.7a     Laxaman Basnet Nepal NEP 21 Feb 57  
5000 m Men     Heat 2 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.42.07     El Hachemi Abdenouz Algeria ALG 1 Jul 56  
2 13.42.62     Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia ETH 18 Sep 53  
3 13.42.86     Valeriy Abramov Soviet Union URS 22 Aug 56  
4 13.42.91     Emiel Puttemans Belgium BEL 8 Oct 47  
5 13.42.96     Dave Moorcroft Great Britain GBR 10 Apr 53  
6 13.43.04     Jirí Sykora Czechoslovakia TCH 1 Jul 54  
7 13.43.15     Steve Austin Australia AUS 14 Feb 51  
8 13.45.20     Martti Vainio Finland FIN 30 Dec 50  
9 13.49.88     Zakariah Barie Tanzania TAN 29 May 53  
10 14.02.97     Mick O'Shea Ireland IRL 16 Sep 54  
11 14.51.34     Bernardo Manuel Angola ANG 27 Dec 54  
12 15.08.2a     Saleh El Ali Syria SYR 14 Jul 56  
5000 m Men     Heat 3 28 July      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 13.44.95     Markus Ryffel Switzerland SUI 5 Feb 55  
2 13.45.37     Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania TAN 13 Feb 53  
3 13.45.39     Eamonn Coghlan Ireland IRL 24 Nov 52  
4 13.45.64     Dietmar Millonig Austria AUT 1 Jun 55  
5 13.45.77     Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia ETH 21 Jan 48  
6 13.45.78     Kaarlo Maaninka Finland FIN 25 Dec 53  
7 13.46.28     Barry Smith Great Britain GBR 16 Apr 53  
8 13.52.34     Enn Sellik Soviet Union URS 10 Dec 54  
9 13.59.85     Rachid Habchaoui Algeria ALG 4 Jul 50  
10 14.06.70     Zephaniah Ncube Zimbabwe ZIM 10 Jan 57  
11 15.11.9a     Pedro Mulomo Mozambique MOZ 54  
12 15.44.0a     Amadou Alimi Benin BEN    
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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