Final 15:10 | | time | | 1. Sydney Wooderson | Great Britain | 14:08.6 | CR NR | 2. Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 14:14.0 | NR | 3. Evert Nyberg | Sweden | 14:23.2 | | 4. Viljo Heino | Finland | 14:24.4 | | 5. Emil Zátopek | Czechia | 14:25.8 | NR | 6. Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:45.8 | | 7. Rikard Greenfort | Denmark | 14:46.0 | | 8. Raphaël Pujazon | France | 14:46.8 | | 9. René Breistroffer | France | 14:50.4 | | 10.Aage Poulsen | Denmark | 14:53.6 | | 11.Charles Heirendt | Luxembourg | 15:00.6 | NR | 12.Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 15:08.0 | | 13.András Pataki | Hungary | 15:33.6 | | 14.Leon Aasbø | Norway | 15:33.8 | | 15.Napoleon Dzwonkowski | Poland | DNF | | 16.Helge Perälä | Finland | DNF | | 17.Durkfeldt Åke | Sweden | DNF | | 18.Arnt Rohme | Norway | DNF | |
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History Men 5000m. Venue: Bislett Stadion. | World and European Record: Haegg, Sweden 13:58.2 | Season Best: Reiff, Belgium 14:26.2 |
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