Olympian Database
Athletics at the Olympics |  | ||||
Olympic Champions 5000 m M |
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| Tokyo 2020 |  | UGA | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | |
| Rio 2016 |  | GBR | Mohamed Farah | |
| London 2012 | | GBR | Mohamed Farah | |
| Beijing 2008 |  | ETH | Kenenisa Bekele | |
| Athens 2004 |  | MAR | Hicham El Guerrouj | |
| Sydney 2000 | | ETH | Millon Wolde | |
| Atlanta 1996 |  | BDI | Vénuste Niyongabo | |
| Barcelona 1992 |  | GER | Dieter Baumann | |
| Seoul 1988 |  | KEN | John Ngugi | |
| Los Angeles 1984 | | MAR | Said Aouita | |
| Moscow 1980 | | ETH | Miruts Yifter | |
| Montreal 1976 |  | FIN | Lasse Viren | |
| Munich 1972 | | FIN | Lasse Viren | |
| Mexico City 1968 |  | TUN | Mohamed Gammoudi | |
| Tokyo 1964 |  | USA | Robert Schul | |
| Rome 1960 |  | NZL | Murray Halberg | |
| Melbourne 1956 |  | URS | Vladimir Kuts | |
| Helsinki 1952 |  | TCH | Emil Zatopek | |
| London 1948 |  | BEL | Gaston Reiff | |
| Berlin 1936 | | FIN | Gunnar Höckert | |
| Los Angeles 1932 | | FIN | Lauri Lehtinen | |
| Amsterdam 1928 | | FIN | Vilho Ritola | |
| Paris 1924 | | FIN | Paavo Nurmi | |
| Antwerp 1920 |  | FRA | Joseph Guillemot | |
| Stockholm 1912 | | FIN | Hannes Kolehmainen | |
| These facts about Men's 5000 m Olympic Athletics champions are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||
