Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 6 September 1959.[1][2][3]

Results[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Gilligan  Great Britain 14:09.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saburo Yokomizo  Japan 14:14.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka  Czechoslovakia 14:18.0
4 Nikolay Golubenkov  Soviet Union 14:23.6
5 Marian Dobija  Poland 14:31.4
6 Pål Benum  Norway 14:37.0
7 Josef Sidler  Switzerland 14:56.6
8 János Pintér  Hungary 14:56.6
9 John Jackson  Great Britain 15:03.8
10 Albin Czech  Poland 15:12.4
11 Hans-Josef Güdelhöfer  West Germany 15:14.6
12 Marino Riva  Italy 16:09.2 [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 10. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ Boccacini, Gigi (7 September 1959). "L'Universiade si è chiusa con un record italiano" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 24. Retrieved 26 February 2021.