Race profile

British Commonwealth Games
Edmonton AB/CAN
10 Aug 1978
Outdoor Track
5 km
Men: 1.28 sec (0.25 sec/km)
Commonwealth Games

Results (men)

Finished Time Flags Given name Surname Alternate name Citizenship Birth date Prize money Actions
1 13:23.04 Henry Rono KEN 12 Feb 1952
2 13:29.92 Michael Musyoki KEN 28 May 1956
3 13:31.35 Brendan Foster ENG 12 Jan 1948
4 13:33.20 Michael McLeod ENG 25 Jan 1952
5 13:34.08 Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya TAN 13 Feb 1953
6 13:34.94 Nathaniel Muir SCO 12 Mar 1958
7 13:39.81 Anthony Simmons ENG 06 Oct 1948
8 13:43.69 Rod Dixon NZL 13 Jul 1950
9 13:50.06 Allister Hutton SCO 18 Jul 1954
10 13:52.54 Willie Kosgei Kipsubei KEN 01 Feb 1951
11 13:54.59 Stephen Jones WAL 04 Aug 1955
12 13:55.18 Nick Rose ENG 30 Dec 1951
13 14:28.10 Lawrence Spence SCO 16 Jul 1953
DNF DNF Alan Thurlow AUS 09 Dec 1954
DNF DNF David Fitzsimons AUS 23 Apr 1950
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