Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Rank Athlete Nation Time
1 Macauley Smith United States 15:04.0
2 Edvin Wide Sweden 15:05.0
3 Herbert Johnston Great Britain 15:06.3
4 Paavo Nurmi Finland 15:08.0
5 Otto Kohn Germany
6 Arie Klaase Netherlands
7 Arturo Peña Spain 15:45.0
8 Vincent Callard Canada
- Gurbachan Singh India DNF
Results -- Semifinals
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and on Friday, August 3, 1928. Thirty-eight long-distance runners from 19 nations competed.