Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time ( hand )
1 Aleksandr Anufriyev Soviet Union 14:23.6
2 Bertil Albertsson Sweden 14:26.0
3 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 14:26.0
4 Les Perry Australia 14:27.0
5 Christopher Chataway Great Britain 14:27.8
6 Ib Planck Denmark 14:31.6
7 Martin Stokken Norway 14:39.0
8 Curt Stone United States 14:42.8
9 Jean Schlegel France 14:45.6
10 Kurt Rötzer Austria 14:49.4
11 Väinö Koskela Finland 14:50.8
12 Velimir Ilić Yugoslavia 14:51.6
13 Paul Frieden Luxembourg 15:23.2
14 Kristján Jóhannsson Iceland 15:23.8
15 Alphonse Vandenrydt Belgium 15:51.2
George Hoskins New Zealand DNF
Results -- Heats
The first round was on July 22 . The fastest five runners from each heat qualified for the final . Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.