The 5,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

as part of the athletics program

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

 were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 28.

The final saw an epic clash between two track greats from different generations: in his final competitive international race, 1500m champion and track legend Hicham El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...

 of Morocco and 10,000 meter Olympic champion, world record holder at the distance and rising star 21-year-old Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

 of Ethopia.

Despite finding himself boxed in with 200m remaining and trailing Bekele by several metres, El Guerrouj ran down and overhauled the Ethiopian in the final 30m to win by just 0.2s. In doing so he completed the Olympic 1500m and 5000m double, not won since 1924 and denied Bekele the Olympic 5000 and 10,000m double - which he would ultimately win 4 years later

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

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Medalists

Records

Qualifying

The first round comprised two heats with the first five in each plus the next five fastest losers progressing to the final.

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	2	Ali Saidi Sief		13:18.94	Q
2	2	Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level....		13:19.01	Q
3	2	Dejene Berhanu		13:19.42	Q
4	2	John Kibowen John Kibowen John Kipkemboi Kibowen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running....		13:19.65	Q
5	2	Abderrahim Goumri Abderrahim Goumri Abderrahim Goumri is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He has competed in cross country, track and road running, but is now a marathon specialist....		13:20.03	Q
6	2	Tim Broe		13:20.29	q
7	1	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		13:21.16	Q
8	1	Gebregziabher Gebremariam		13:21.20	Q
9	1	Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...		13:21.87	Q
10	1	Craig Mottram Craig Mottram Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...		13:21.88	Q
11	2	Zersenay Tadese		13:22.17	q
12	1	Abraham Chebii Abraham Chebii Abraham Kosgei Chebii is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 12:52.99 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Oslo....		13:22.30	Q
13	1	Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.71 min *3000 metres - 7:33.71 min *5000 metres - 12:55.52 min...		13:22.64	q
14	1	Alistair Ian Cragg Alistair Ian Cragg Alistair Ian Cragg is an international track and field athlete, who was born in Johannesburg on 13 June 1980, and brought up in South Africa and has since lived in England and Fayetteville, Arkansas where he attended the University of Arkansas. He races for Ireland and competes most often over 3000...		13:23.01	q
15	1	Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He has reached two Olympic finals, finishing 16th in 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 14th in 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics...		13:24.98	q
16	1	Sultan Khamis Zaman Sultan Khamis Zaman Onèsphore Nkunzimana is a male long distance runnerHis first major competition was the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished ninth in the 5000 metres...		13:26.52
17	1	John Mayock John Mayock John Paul Mayock is a British middle distance runner. He has competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 m and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 m...		13:26.81
18	2	Samson Kiflemariam Samson Kiflemariam Samson Kiflemariam is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.He was born in Quazien. As a junior he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 19th in 2002 and 24th in 2003...		13:26.97
19	2	Roberto García		13:27.71
20	1	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....		13:29.32
21	2	Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.58 min *3000 metres - 7:43.63 min...		13:29.37
22	1	Christian Belz Christian Belz Christian Belz is a Swiss long-distance runner. He was initially a steeplechaser and represented Switzerland in the event at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999 and 2001 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He broke the national record with a run of 8:22.24 in June 2001...		13:29.59
23	2	Fabiano Joseph Naasi		13:31.89
24	1	Alejandro Suarez Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Velázquez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria...		13:35.32
25	2	Marius Bakken Marius Bakken Marius Bakken is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, having run distances from 800 to 10,000 metres in his early career. He represents IL Runar....		13:36.38
26	1	Jonathon Riley		13:38.79
27	1	Mohammed Abdelhak Zakaria Mohammed Abdelhak Zakaria Mohammed Abdelhak Zakaria is a retired Moroccan-Bahraini long-distance runner. He switched nationality from his birth country of Morocco.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:40.16 min...		13:42.04
28	2	Freddy Gonzalez		13:42.44
29	2	Tom Compernolle Tom Compernolle Tom Compernolle was a Belgian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres. He was born in Bruges.Compernolle finished thirteenth at the 2002 European Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Championships...		13:43.44
30	2	Mark Carroll Mark Carroll (athlete) Mark Carroll is a former Irish runner that went to school in The North Monastery, who specialized in the 5000 metres...		13:46.81
31	2	Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo is an Spanish long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...		13:49.16
32	2	Michael Aish		13:50.00
33	1	Monder Rizki Monder Rizki Monder Rizki is a Belgian long-distance runner.At the 2006 European Athletics Championships Rizki finished eleventh in the 5000 metres and seventeenth in the 10,000 metres.-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.84 min...		14:03.58
34	2	Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari Rahendra Bahadur Bhandari is a Nepalese athlete and soldier who has won 2 silver medals in 9th Asian Games and 2 gold medals in 10th Asian Games....		14:04.89	NR
35	1	Serhiy Lebid		14:10.23

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Finals

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...		13:14.39
	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		13:14.59
	Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level....		13:15.10
4	Gebregziabher Gebremariam		13:15.35
5	Dejene Berhanu		13:16.92
6	John Kibowen John Kibowen John Kipkemboi Kibowen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running....		13:18.24
7	Zersenay Tadese		13:24.31
8	Craig Mottram Craig Mottram Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...		13:25.70
9	Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.71 min *3000 metres - 7:33.71 min *5000 metres - 12:55.52 min...		13:31.81
10	Ali Saidi Sief		13:32.57
11	Tim Broe		13:33.06
12	Alistair Ian Cragg Alistair Ian Cragg Alistair Ian Cragg is an international track and field athlete, who was born in Johannesburg on 13 June 1980, and brought up in South Africa and has since lived in England and Fayetteville, Arkansas where he attended the University of Arkansas. He races for Ireland and competes most often over 3000...		13:43.06
13	Abderrahim Goumri Abderrahim Goumri Abderrahim Goumri is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He has competed in cross country, track and road running, but is now a marathon specialist....		13:47.27
14	Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He has reached two Olympic finals, finishing 16th in 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 14th in 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics...		14:02.01

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Abraham Chebii

Abraham Kosgei Chebii is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 12:52.99 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Oslo....

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