5 Mile Races at the Olympics
The five mile running race was held only once at the Olympic Games, in 1908. It was also held at the 1906 intercalated games. The long-distance track races currently held at the Olympics are the 5,000m, 10,000m and the marathon.
1906
- Henry Hawtrey (GBR) 26:11.8
- John Svanberg (SWE) 26:19.4
- Edward Dahl (SWE) 26:26.2
1908
- Emil Voigt (GBR) 25:11.2
- Edward Owen (GBR) 25:24.0
- John Svanberg (SWE) 25:37.2
Related Pages
- About the distance running events at the Olympic Games
- About the Olympic Marathon
- About the discontinued team races at the Olympics, raced over 3-mile to 5 km
- Other Track and Field discontinued events
- Full list of all Discontinued Events
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