Gold - Lasse Virén, Finland
Silver - Dick Quax, New Zealand
Bronze - Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand, West Germany
The women's 5000 meter run has been an Olympic event since the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The Olympic record is held by Gabriela Szabo of Romania at 14:40.79 set at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
12.5
75% of 5,000 metres = 3,750 metres.
1:45 or lower
It depends on which pool you swim in. If it is a 25m pool then it will take 20 laps to finish but if it is in a 50 meter pool, which is Olympic size, it will be 10 laps to do 500 meters.
One mile is about 1609 meters, so four miles is about 6436 meters, so four miles is longer than 5000 meters.
There are twelve and a half laps of a 400m track in a 5000m.
100 metres in 10 seconds
Burundi born Diane Nukuri has participated in two separated Summer Olympic games. In 2000, she finished 45th in the 5000 meter race. In 2012, Nukuri finished 31st in the women's marathon.
That was 1988 in Seoul. He won silver in the 100 meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay.
12 and a half laps
Yes, According to Omega (this is because of you Milorad), he won his 7th race on the Olympic, the 100 meter buttherfly.