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.
| Men's 5000 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
| Dates | ? and 25 July 1970 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medallists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Ian Stewart Scotland
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Ian McCafferty Scotland
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Kipchoge Keino Kenya
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Results
editHeats
editQualification for final
editThe first 7 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Tony Ashton |  Wales |
14:17.4 | |
| 9 | 1 | Allieu Massaquoi |  Sierra Leone |
14:51.0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Robert Hackman |  Ghana |
14:51.6 | |
| 11 | 1 | Dominic Chiwaya |  Malawi |
15:03.6 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ghulam Rasul |  Pakistan |
15:12.6 | |
| 13 | 1 | Donald Pierre |  Grenada |
15:51.8 | |
| 14 | 1 | Aurelio Falero |  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 | David Mungai | Kenya |
14:13.8 | |
| 9 | 2 | David Ellis |  Canada |
14:14.8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Gwynn Davis | Wales |
14:22.8 | |
| 11 | 2 | Musa Mustafa |  Uganda |
14:27.4 | |
| 12 | 2 | George Waluza | Malawi |
14:51.8 | |
| 13 | 2 | Abdul Karim | Pakistan |
14:52.8 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dandison Moore | Sierra Leone |
14:25.8 | |
| 2 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Harry Prowell |  Guyana |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Benson Mulomba |  Zambia |
DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ian Stewart | Scotland |
13:22.85 | |
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Ian McCafferty | Scotland |
13:23.34 | |
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Kipchoge Keino | Kenya |
13:27.6 | |
| 4 | Allan Rushmer |  England |
13:29.8 | |
| 5 | Ron Clarke | Australia |
13:32.4 | |
| 6 | Richard Taylor | England |
13:33.8 | |
| 7 | Dick Quax |  New Zealand |
13:43.4 | |
| 8 | John Ngeno | Kenya |
13:44.6 | |
| 9 | Bob Finlay | Canada |
13:45.2 | |
| 10 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand |
13:48.8 | |
| 11 | Joseph Stewart | Scotland |
13:51.8 | |
| 12 | Derek Graham |  Northern Ireland |
13:54.0 | |
| 13 | Bernard Plain | Wales |
14:02.0 | |
| 14 | Michael Baxter | England |
14:03.0 |