The men's 5000 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Henry Rono Kenya |
Michael Musyoki Kenya |
Brendan Foster England |
Results
Heats
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Suleiman Nyambui |  Tanzania | 13:51.15 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 13:51.48 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Musyoki | Kenya | 13:53.24 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | David Fitzsimons | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 13:55.81 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nick Rose | England | 13:57.75 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Tony Simmons |  Wales | 13:57.76 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Henry Rono | Kenya | 14:02.15 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Rod Dixon |  New Zealand | 14:08.02 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Mike McLeod | England | 14:08.54 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Allister Hutton |  Scotland | 14:09.16 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Lawrie Spence | Scotland | 14:09.64 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Brendan Foster | England | 14:10.28 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Nathaniel Muir | Scotland | 14:10.35 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Steve Jones | Wales | 14:10.76 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Alan Thurlow | New Zealand | 14:27.19 | q |
| 16 | 1 | John Charvetto | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gibraltar | 14:33.78 | |
| 17 | 1 | Neil Hendry | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 14:40.88 | |
| 18 | 2 | Aurelio Falero | Gibraltar | 14:56.45 | |
| 19 | 2 | Ngwila Musonda | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zambia | 15:00.52 | |
| 20 | 2 | Mohapi Mphafi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lesotho | 15:25.55 | |
| 21 | 2 | Peter Butler | Canada | 15:43.85 | |
| 22 | 1 | Nicholas Akers |  Cayman Islands | 15:45.44 | |
| 23 | 2 | Lewis Swann |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 18:37.91 | |
| 24 | 2 | Godfrey Bowen | Cayman Islands | 19:29.48 | |
| 1 | Dick Quax | New Zealand | DNS | ||
| 1 | John Davies | Wales | DNS | ||
| 2 | Paul Lawther | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | DNS |
Final
Held on 10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry Rono | Kenya | 13:23.04 | |
 | Michael Musyoki | Kenya | 13:29.92 | |
 | Brendan Foster | England | 13:31.35 | |
| 4 | Mike McLeod | England | 13:33.20 | |
| 5 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 13:34.08 | |
| 6 | Nathaniel Muir | Scotland | 13:34.94 | |
| 7 | Tony Simmons | Wales | 13:39.81 | |
| 8 | Rod Dixon | New Zealand | 13:43.69 | |
| 9 | Allister Hutton | Scotland | 13:50.06 | |
| 10 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 13:52.54 | |
| 11 | Steve Jones | Wales | 13:54.59 | |
| 12 | Nick Rose | England | 13:55.18 | |
| 13 | Lawrie Spence | Scotland | 14:28.10 | |
| Alan Thurlow | New Zealand | DNF | ||
| David Fitzsimons | Australia | DNS |
References
- ↑ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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