title: Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ben Jipcho Kenya | Brendan Foster England | Dave Black England |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Held on 27 January
  
  Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Joshua Kimeto | Kenya | 13:42.6 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Ian Stewart | Scotland | 13:57.2 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Ben Jipcho | Kenya | 13:57.2 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Bryan Rose | New Zealand | 13:57.2 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Dave Black | England | 13:59.9 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Mustafa Musa | Uganda | 14:18.4 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Bernard Hayward | Wales | 14:23.24 | |
  | | 1 | Graham Crouch | Australia | DNS | |
  | | 1 | Dan Shaughnessy | Canada | DNS | |
  | | 1 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand | DNS | |
  | 1 | 2 | Brendan Foster | England | 13:45.6 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 13:46.0 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | David Fitzsimons | Australia | 13:46.18 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Paul Mose | Kenya | 13:50.2 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Gordon Minty | Wales | 13:59.2 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | David Bedford | England | 13:59.2 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Kevin Ryan | New Zealand | 14:07.42 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Bob Hendy | Australia | 14:14.98 | |
  | 9 | 2 | Norman Morrison | Scotland | 14:40.64 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Golekane Mosveu | Botswana | 14:46.14 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Motseki Monethi | Lesotho | 15:05.32 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 29 January
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ben Jipcho | Kenya | 13:14.4 | GR |
  | | Brendan Foster | England | 13:14.6 | |
  | | Dave Black | England | 13:23.52 | |
  | 4 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 13:34.91 | |
  | 5 | Ian Stewart | Scotland | 13:40.32 | |
  | 6 | David Fitzsimons | Australia | 13:42.83 | |
  | 7 | Joshua Kimeto | Kenya | 13:43.6 | |
  | 8 | Gordon Minty | Wales | 13:45.48 | |
  | 9 | Paul Mose | Kenya | 13:54.44 | |
  | 10 | Bryan Rose | New Zealand | 14:00.93 | |
  | 11 | David Bedford | England | 14:18.76 | |
  | 12 | Mustafa Musa | Uganda | 14:25.39 | |
  