Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 18–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Daniel Komen
  Kenya
Tom Nyariki
  Kenya
Richard Limo
  Kenya

Results edit

Heats edit

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Tom Nyariki   Kenya 14:21.71 Q
2 1 Daniel Komen   Kenya 14:22.12 Q
3 1 Keith Cullen   England 14:22.24 Q
4 1 Shaun Creighton   Australia 14:23.28 Q
5 1 Alan Bunce   New Zealand 14:26.06 Q
6 1 Reinhold Iita   Namibia 14:30.65 q
7 1 Richard Mavuso   South Africa 14:40.37 q
8 1 Ian Gillespie   Scotland 14:50.34
9 1 Munusamy Ramachandran   Malaysia 14:57.42
10 1 Chris Votu   Solomon Islands 16:22.82
1 Abel Chimukoko   Zimbabwe DNS
1 Jeff Schiebler   Canada DNS
1 Lefu Sephooa   Lesotho DNS
2 Richard Limo   Kenya ??:??.??
2 Karl Keska   England ??:??.??
2 Kristen Bowditch   England ??:??.??
2 John Morapedi   South Africa ??:??.??
2 Shadrack Hoff   South Africa ??:??.??
2 2 Jason Bunston   Canada 14:03.44 Q
3 2 Lee Troop   Australia 14:09.68 [2]
5 2 Godfrey Nyombi   Uganda 14:10.43 Q
9 2 Kabo Gabaseme   Botswana 14:40.52
10 2 Francis Munthali   Malawi 14:42.33
11 2 Simon Labiche   Seychelles 14:50.63
12 2 Ian Carswell   Canada 14:53.78

Final edit

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Daniel Komen   Kenya 13:22.57
  Tom Nyariki   Kenya 13:28.09
  Richard Limo   Kenya 13:37.42
4 Karl Keska   England 13:40.24
5 Keith Cullen   England 13:44.69
6 Lee Troop   Australia 13:56.32
7 Kristen Bowditch   England 14:02.36
8 Alan Bunce   New Zealand 14:02.98
9 John Morapedi   South Africa 14:06.47
10 Shadrack Hoff   South Africa 14:19.35
11 Richard Mavuso   South Africa 14:28.96
Jason Bunston   Canada DNF
Reinhold Iita   Namibia DNF
Godfrey Nyombi   Uganda DNF
Shaun Creighton   Australia DNS

References edit

  1. ^ Heat 1 results, Overall results Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today
  2. ^ "Australian 1998 Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  3. ^ Final results