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Men's 5000m world record in track and field: Here's what to know

The men’s 5000 meters is one of track and field’s premier long-distance events, testing endurance, pacing and race strategy over 12.5 laps of the track. It demands a combination of aerobic strength ...
Houston Chronicle

Sander Eitrem of Norway adds a speedskating 5,000 meters Olympic gold to his world record

MILAN (AP) — Norwegian speedskater Sander Eitrem went from, to use his words, “probably one of the underdogs" to “the favorite” in the men's 5,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics by breaking the ...
WVEC

Speedskater Casey Dawson was the only US athlete in the men's 5000-meter final. Here's how he did.

MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Sander Eitrem put aside an awkward stumble at the start to win a gold medal for Norway in the men's speedskating 5,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, ...
Reuters

Norway's Eitrem smashes 5,000m world record in Inzell

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Norwegian Sander Eitrem shattered the men's 5,000 metres world record at the Speed Skating World Cup in Inzell, Germany, on Saturday, winning the event in five minutes 58.52 seconds ...