Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Final
The final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924. Nurmi had to improve the standing Olympic record to win the gold medal with Ritola only two tenths behind.

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: The final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924. Nurmi had to improve the standing Olympic record to win the gold medal with Ritola only two tenths behind.

Place	Athlete	Time

1	Paavo Nurmi (FIN)	14:31.2 OR

2	Ville Ritola (FIN)	14:31.4

3	Edvin Wide (SWE)	15:01.8

4	John Romig (USA)	15:12.4

5	Eino Seppälä (FIN)	15:18.4

6	Charles Clibbon (GBR)	15:29.0

7	Lucien Dolques (FRA)	15:32.6

8	Axel Eriksson (SWE)	15:38.0

9	Léonard Mascaux (FRA)	15:39.0

10	Frank Saunders (GBR)	15:54.0

11	Eino Rastas (FIN)

12	Katsuo Okazaki (JPN)

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In Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres final, Paavo Nurmi set a Olympic record with 14:31.2 minutes.

final_sentence: In Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres final, Paavo Nurmi set a Olympic record with 14:31.2 minutes.