Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 20 (heats) August 23 (final) |
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| Competitors | 43 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
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Kenenisa Bekele |
 Ethiopia
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Eliud Kipchoge |
 Kenya
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Edwin Cheruiyot Soi |
Kenya
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The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard).
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was:
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
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23 August 2008 - 20:10
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