Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
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.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ian Stewart |
Ian McCafferty |
Kipchoge Keino |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 7 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Tony Ashton | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:17.4 | |
| 9 | 1 | Allieu Massaquoi |  | 14:51.0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Robert Hackman |  | 14:51.6 | |
| 11 | 1 | Dominic Chiwaya |  | 15:03.6 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ghulam Rasul |  | 15:12.6 | |
| 13 | 1 | Donald Pierre | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15:51.8 | |
| 14 | 1 | Aurelio Falero | .svg.png){kind=small} | 16:02.6 | |
| 1 | Tony Manning | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNS | ||
| 1 | Harnek Singh |  | DNS | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ron Clarke | | 14:01.6 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | David Mungai | | 14:13.8 | |
| 9 | 2 | David Ellis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:14.8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Gwynn Davis | | 14:22.8 | |
| 11 | 2 | Musa Mustafa |  | 14:27.4 | |
| 12 | 2 | George Waluza | | 14:51.8 | |
| 13 | 2 | Abdul Karim | | 14:52.8 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dandison Moore | | 14:25.8 | |
| 2 | Kerry O'Brien | | DNS | ||
| 2 | Harry Prowell |  | DNS | ||
| 2 | Benson Mulomba | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian Stewart | | 13:22.85 | |
 | Ian McCafferty | | 13:23.34 | |
 | Kipchoge Keino | | 13:27.6 | |
| 4 | Allan Rushmer |  | 13:29.8 | |
| 5 | Ron Clarke | | 13:32.4 | |
| 6 | Richard Taylor | | 13:33.8 | |
| 7 | Dick Quax |  | 13:43.4 | |
| 8 | John Ngeno | | 13:44.6 | |
| 9 | Robert Finlay | | 13:45.2 | |
| 10 | Dick Tayler | | 13:48.8 | |
| 11 | Joseph Stewart | | 13:51.8 | |
| 12 | Derek Graham |  | 13:54.0 | |
| 13 | Bernard Plain | | 14:02.0 | |
| 14 | Michael Baxter | | 14:03.0 |
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