Английская Википедия:Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles
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The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908, and July 18, 1908. 36 runners from 14 nations competed; seven from Great Britain, five from Sweden, four each from the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, two each from Denmark, France and Australasia, and one each from Hungary, South Africa, Greece, Germany, Bohemia and Italy. There were six preliminary heats, with the winner and the four runners-up with the best time advancing to the final.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics. The Шаблон:Convert race was only held twice at the Olympics, in 1906 and 1908.
| World Record | 24:33.2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Shrubb | Stamford Bridge (GBR) | May 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 26:11.8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Hawtrey | Athens (GRE) | 1906 |
Results
First round
All first round heats were held on July 15, 1908.
Heat 1
Ragueneau retired in the first quarter-mile. Coales dropped out after about four miles (6 km). Hefferon led for about half the race before Svanberg passed him.
Intermediate times: 1 mile 4:52.0, 2 miles 10:02.8, 3 miles 15:10.4, 4 miles 20:29.4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Svanberg | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:46.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Charles Hefferon | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:05.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | George Blake | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| Шаблон:Sort | William Coales | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Gaston Ragueneau | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Heat 2
Voigt broke away from the pack at about four miles (6 km).
Intermediate times: 1 mile 5:06.2, 2 miles 10:40.0, 3 miles 16:06.0, 4 miles 21:16.0
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Voigt | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:13.4 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Frederick Bellars | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:45.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Pericle Pagliani | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:56.4 | |
| 4 | Kjeld Nielsen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 27:04.8 | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Willem Wakker | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Nikolaos Kouloumberdas | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
| Edward Dahl | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Heat 3
Landqvist led the entire way, gradually pulling away from the rest of the runners.
Intermediate times: 1 mile 5:07.6, 2 miles 10:32.6, 3 miles 15:53.4, 4 miles 21:26.2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Landqvist | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 27:00.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Edward Carr | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 27:24.4 | |
| 3 | Julius Jørgensen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 28:08.8 | |
| 4 | Charles Hall | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 28:24.0 | |
| 5 | Paul Nettelbeck | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 28:31.6 | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Wilhelmus Braams | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Heat 4
Intermediate times: 1 mile 4:49.6, 2 miles 9:59.8, 3 miles 15:12.4, 4 miles 20:31.4
Murphy was in the lead for the entirety of the race.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Murphy | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:59.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Frederick Meadows | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:16.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Georg Peterson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:50.4 | |
| 4 | Paul Lizandier | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 27:10.8 | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Joe Deakin | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| John Tait | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
| Jacques Keyser | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Heat 5
Fitzgerald, Robertson, and Stevenson were close together for the first mile, then Robertson broke away. This left Fitzgerald and Stevenson to fight over second place.
Intermediate times: 1 mile 4:52.8, 2 miles 10:02.6, 3 miles 15:18.4, 4 miles 20:37.4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Robertson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:50.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | James Fitzgerald | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:05.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Samuel Stevenson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:17.0 | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Axel Wiegandt | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Joseph Lynch | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
| Arie Vosbergen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
| Herbert Trube | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Heat 6
Owen had the largest margin of victory in the preliminary heats, defeating Galbraith by a full lap of the track.
Intermediate times: 1 mile 4:46.8, 2 miles 9:56.0, 3 miles 15:19.2, 4 miles 20:51.0
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Owen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:12.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | William Galbraith | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 27:23.3 | |
| 3 | Arnošt Nejedlý | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 28:29.8 | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Antal Lovas | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Final
The final was held on July 18, 1908.
Fitzgerald, Murphy, Owen, Svanberg, Hefferon, and Voigt led at various times during the final. Owen led after one mile (1.6 km) reached in 4:46.2, with Hefferon leading at the two and three mile (5 km) marks, with times of 9:54.2 and 15:05.6. After four miles (6 km), Svanberg was in front, with a time of 20:19.2. In the last two laps, Voigt sprinted to the lead which he kept until the end of the contest. He won the race setting a new Olympic record. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Gold01 | Emil Voigt | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:11.2 | Шаблон:OlyR |
| Шаблон:Silver02 | Edward Owen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:24.0 | |
| Шаблон:Bronze03 | John Svanberg | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:37.2 | |
| 4 | Charles Hefferon | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 25:44.0 | |
| 5 | Arthur Robertson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:13.0 | |
| 6 | Frederick Meadows | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 26:16.2 | |
| 7 | James Fitzgerald | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| 8 | Frederick Bellars | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| 9 | Seth Landqvist | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| Шаблон:Sort | James Murphy | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
References
Sources
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Official report, p. 32.
