1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 28 August 1999 at 21:30h.
Medalists
| Gold | Morocco (MAR) |
| Silver | Kenya (KEN) |
| Bronze | Belgium (BEL) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in minutes:seconds:hundreds
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Heats
- Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13:34.26 | |
| 2. | 13:35.33 | |
| 3. | 13:36.60 | |
| 4. | 13:36.79 | |
| 5. | 13:36.89 | |
| 6. | 13:37.51 | |
| 7. | 13:37.87 | |
| 8. | 13:39.56 | |
| 9. | 13:48.43 | |
| 10. | 13:52.10 | |
| 11. | 13:52.56 | |
| 12. | 13:53.07 | |
| 13. | 13:53.92 | |
| 14. | 13:54.29 | |
| 15. | 14:10.16 | |
| 16. | 14:11.20 | |
| 17. | 14:33.74 | |
| 18. | 14:57.22 | |
| DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13:28.96 | |
| 2. | 13:29.00 | |
| 3. | 13:29.39 | |
| 4. | 13:29.42 | |
| 5. | 13:29.49 | |
| 6. | 13:29.95 | |
| 7. | 13:31.27 | |
| 8. | 13:32.61 | |
| 9. | 13:34.98 | |
| 10. | 13:40.57 | |
| 11. | 13:41.28 | |
| 12. | 13:42.96 | |
| 13. | 13:46.82 | |
| 14. | 13:47.44 | |
| 15. | 14:03.36 | |
| 16. | 14:04.64 | |
| 17. | 14:18.51 | |
| DNS |
Final
This was the first time anyone ran under 13 minutes at these championships.
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 12:58.13 (CR) | ||
| 12:58.72 | ||
| 12:58.80 | ||
| 4. | 12:59.09 | |
| 5. | 13:04.71 | |
| 6. | 13:13.86 | |
| 7. | 13:18.97 | |
| 8. | 13:20.81 | |
| 9. | 13:23.52 | |
| 10. | 13:27.74 | |
| 11. | 13:32.12 | |
| 12. | 13:39.24 | |
| 13. | 13:49.59 | |
| 14. | 13:52.23 | |
| DNF |
