Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the final on 25 July.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 3 miles.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ian Stewart Scotland
|
Ian McCafferty Scotland
|
Kipchoge Keino Kenya
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 7 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 |  Wales |
14:17.4 | ||
| 9 | 1 |  Sierra Leone |
14:51.0 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Robert Hackman |  Ghana |
14:51.6 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Malawi |
15:03.6 | ||
| 12 | 1 |  Pakistan |
15:12.6 | ||
| 13 | 1 |  Grenada |
15:51.8 | ||
| 14 | 1 |  Gibraltar |
16:02.6 | ||
| 1 | Tony Manning |  Australia |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Harnek Singh |  India |
DNS | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ron Clarke | Australia |
14:01.6 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Kenya |
14:13.8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | David Ellis |  Canada |
14:14.8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Wales |
14:22.8 | ||
| 11 | 2 |  Uganda |
14:27.4 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Malawi |
14:51.8 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Pakistan |
14:52.8 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Sierra Leone |
14:25.8 | ||
| 2 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Harry Prowell |  Guyana |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Benson Mulomba |  Zambia |
DNS |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ian Stewart | Scotland |
13:22.85 | |
 |
Ian McCafferty | Scotland |
13:23.34 | |
 |
Kipchoge Keino | Kenya |
13:27.6 | |
| 4 | Allan Rushmer |  England |
13:29.8 | |
| 5 | Ron Clarke | Australia |
13:32.4 | |
| 6 | England |
13:33.8 | ||
| 7 | Dick Quax |  New Zealand |
13:43.4 | |
| 8 | Kenya |
13:44.6 | ||
| 9 | Bob Finlay | Canada |
13:45.2 | |
| 10 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand |
13:48.8 | |
| 11 | Scotland |
13:51.8 | ||
| 12 | Derek Graham |  Northern Ireland |
13:54.0 | |
| 13 | Wales |
14:02.0 | ||
| 14 | England |
14:03.0 |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 5000 metres at the Commonwealth Games