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1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Ian Stewart Great Britain |
| Silver | Rashid Sharafetdinov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Alan Blinston Great Britain |
Results
Final
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | Great Britain | 13:44.8 | ||
| Rashid Sharafetdinov | Soviet Union | 13:45.8 | ||
| Alan Blinston | Great Britain | 13:47.6 | ||
| 4 | Bernd Dießner | East Germany | 13:50.4 | |
| 5 | Danijel Korica | Yugoslavia | 13:51.4 | |
| 6 | Giuseppe Ardizzone | Italy | 13:51.8 | |
| 7 | Émile Puttemans | Belgium | 13:53.2 | |
| 8 | Bengt Nåjde | Sweden | 13:55.8 | |
| 9 | Noël Tijou | France | 13:56.8 | |
| 10 | René Jourdan | France | 13:58.4 | |
| 11 | Ivan Shopsha | Soviet Union | 14:01.8 | |
| 12 | Stanislav Petr | Czechoslovakia | 14:12.8 | |
| 13 | Mike Baxter | Great Britain | 14:19.0 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- East Germany (1)
- France (2)
- Italy (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Great Britain (3)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014