Which athlete won Olympic gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10000 metres in 1972 and 1976?
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Ian Stewart caught him from behind and moved into third place within ten meters of the finish, depriving Prefontaine of an Olympic bronze medal. Virén also won the 10,000 metres a week earlier, and successfully defended both titles in 1976. Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final. Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres The Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany took place on 7 and 10 September 1972. Steve Prefontaine took the lead in the final during the last
5000 metres at the Olympics medals to Ethiopia's 15. Finland's period of great success in the 1920s and 1930s led to the wide usage of the nickname the Flying Finns; Kaarlo Maaninka was the last Finnish athlete to medal over 5000 m, in 1980. Kenya have won fourteen medals in the 5000 m, second only to Ethiopia in total medals in the event, although John Ngugi and Vivian Cheruiyot are the only Kenyans to have won Olympic gold. 5000 metres at the Olympics The 5000 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 5000 m