London Olympics Men’s 5000m Results

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Results for 2012 London Olympics Men’s 5000 meters race are published below. Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha an Ethiopian long-distance runner, holds the world record and Olympic record in 5000 metres event. He took the historic double in 5000m as he smashed Saïd Aouita’s Olympic record by almost 8 seconds with a time of 12:57.82.

The 2011 World Championships medalists, Farah, Lagat, Gebremeskel, are the favorites again to win the 5,000m medals in this year’s Olympic. However, 2011 worlds bronze medalist, Gebremeskel will step out of the shadows of the British and the Amercian to win the gold for Ethiopia. Galen Rupp, who outkicked Lagat to win the 5,000 at the U.S. Trials will be gunning for the first U.S. Olympic medal in either the 5,000 or 10,000 since 1964.

London Olympics Men’s 5000m Schedule

• 8 August 10:45 – 5000m Round 1
• 11 August 19:30 – 5000m Hurdles Final

London Olympics Men’s 5000m Results

Great Britain’s Mo Farah grabbed his second gold in a long distance race at the London Games, winning the men’s 5,000 meters Saturday at Olympic Stadium. Gebremeskel crossed the finish line just .32 seconds later for silver. Kenya’s Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa placed third with a time of 13:42.36.

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2008 Beijing Olympics Men’s 5000m Results

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won 5000m to break the Olympic record by almost 8 seconds with a time of 12:57.82 followed by Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) who won silver medal and Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) who won bronze medal.

For more details on the schedule and results of the London Olympics Men’s 5000m, check out the official London Olympics website.