Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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The men's 5000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–11 August.[1] In a tactical, slow race, the gold medal was won by 0.32 seconds by reigning World champion Mo Farah of host Great Britain, completing a distance double having won the 10,000 metres a week earlier. Ethiopia's Dejen Gebremeskel took silver, with Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa of Kenya in bronze position.
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 8–11 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 13:41.66 | ||||||||||||
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