Race profile

Olympic Games
Helsinki FIN
24 Jul 1952
Outdoor Track
5 km
Men: -13.31 sec (-2.66 sec/km)
Olympic Games

Results (men)

Finished Time Flags Given name Surname Alternate name Citizenship Birth date Prize money Actions
1 14:06.6 Emil Zatopek CZE 19 Sep 1922
2 14:07.4 Alain Mimoun FRA 01 Jan 1921
3 14:08.6 Herbert Schade GER 26 May 1922
4 14:18.0 Gordon Pirie ENG 10 Feb 1931
5 14:18.0 Christopher Chataway ENG 31 Jan 1931
6 14:23.6 Les Perry AUS 29 Jan 1923
7 14:24.8 Erno Beres HUN 30 Jul 1928
10 14:31.4 Aleksandr Anufriyev RUS 01 Jun 1926
12 14:40.0 Ilmari Taipale FIN 18 May 1928
13 14:54.2 Eero Tuomala FIN 12 Oct 1926
DNF DNF Gaston Reiff BEL 24 Feb 1921
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