| Final | time | | | 1. Emil Zátopek |  CZE | 14:03.0 | CR NR | | 2. Alain Mimoun |  FRA | 14:26.0 | | | 3. Gaston Reiff |  BEL | 14:26.2 | | | 4. Väinö Mäkelä |  FIN | 14:30.8 | | | 5. Hannu Posti | FIN | 14:40.8 | | | 6. Lucien Theijs | BEL | 14:42.4 | | | 7. Stevan Pavlović |  YUG | 14:50.2 | | | 8. Alec Olney |  GBR | 14:51.8 | | | 9. Božidar Đurašković | YUG | 14:52.4 | | | 10.Bertil Albertsson |  SWE | 15:02.2 | | | 11.Bertil Karlsson | SWE | 15:09.4 | | | 12.Jacques Vernier | FRA | DNF | |
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| History Men 5000 Relay | | -- Competitors from -- Nations. | | Venue: Heysel Stadium. |
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Heats Thursday 24.08 18:45 | | First 6 progress to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Emil Zátopek | CZE | 14:56.0 | Q | | 2. Väinö Mäkelä | FIN | 14:56.2 | Q | | 3. Lucien Theijs | BEL | 15:03.0 | Q | | 4. Jacques Vernier | FRA | 15:03.6 | Q | | 5. Stevan Pavlović | YUG | 15:06.2 | Q | | 6. Bertil Karlsson | SWE | 15:07.2 | Q | | 7. Vasilios Mavrapostolos |  GRE | 15:08.4 | NR | | 8. Kurt Rotzer |  AUT | 15:08.4 | NR | | 9. Aage Poulsen |  DEN | 19:99.9 | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Hannu Posti | FIN | 14:47.2 | Q | | 2. Alec Olney | GBR | 14:55.6 | Q | | 3. Božidar Đurašković | YUG | 15:00.6 | Q | | 4. Bertil Albertsson | SWE | 15:09.0 | Q | | 5. Gaston Reiff | BEL | 15:10.0 | Q | | 6. Alain Mimoun | FRA | 15:11.0 | Q | | 7. August Sutter |  SUI | 15:13.0 | |
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