Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 16, 1920, and on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Thirty-eight runners from 16 nations competed.Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Results
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Monday, August 16, 1920.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 15:17.8 | Q |
| 2 | | 15:17.8 | Q |
| 3 | | 15:22.0 | Q |
| 4 | | 15:23.8 | Q |
| 5 | | 16:03.0 | |
| 6 | | | |
| 7 | | 16:07.8 | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 15:19.8 | Q |
| 2 | | 15:22.6 | Q |
| 3 | | 15:31.8 | Q |
| 4 | | 15:39.4 | Q |
| 5 | | 16:08.2 | |
| 6 | | | |
| 7 | | | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 15:27.6 | Q |
| 2 | | 15:33.0 | Q |
| 3 | | 15:53.6 | Q |
| 4 | | 16:04.2 | Q |
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Semifinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 15:33.0 | Q |
| 2 | | 15:34.0 | Q |
| 3 | | 15:41.8 | Q |
| 4 | | 15:54.0 | Q |
| 5 | | 15:54.4 | |
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Final
The final was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | | 14:55.6 |
| 2 | | 15:00.0 |
| 3 | | 15:13.0 |
| 4 | | 15:17.0 |
| 5 | | 15:19.0 |
| 6 | | 15:21.0 |
| 7 | | |
| 8 | | |
| 9 | | |
| 10 | | |
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| 12 | | |
| 13 | | |
| — | | DNF |
| — | | DNF |
| — | | DNF |
