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1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's 5000 metres walk

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The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 19 January 1985.

The winning margin was 5.19 seconds which is the only time this event for men was won by more than four seconds at these championships. Since this event was discontinued after the 1993 championships, this record cannot be broken.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gérard Lelièvre  France 19:06.22 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maurizio Damilano  Italy 19:11.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Smith  Australia 19:16.04
4 Roman Mrázek  Czechoslovakia 19:39.73
5 Jan Staaf  Sweden 20:00.95
6 Jim Heiring  United States 20:11.69
7 Jorge Llopart  Spain 20:39.83
8 Erling Andersen  Norway 21:07.43

References

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  1. ^ Results (archived)