Competitors 43 from 25 nations | ||
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Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates August 20 (heats)
August 23 (final) | ||
The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
Contents
The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was:
Heat 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
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Final
23 August 2008 - 20:10
References
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA