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
edit| Gold |  Salah HissouMorocco (MAR) |
| Silver |  Benjamin LimoKenya (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Mohammed MourhitBelgium (BEL) |
Abbreviations
edit- 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
edit- Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)
|
13:34.26 |
| 2. |  Fita Bayissa (ETH)
|
13:35.33 |
| 3. | Salah Hissou (MAR)
|
13:36.60 |
| 4. | Benjamin Limo (KEN)
|
13:36.79 |
| 5. | Million Wolde (ETH)
|
13:36.89 |
| 6. |  Bob Kennedy (USA)
|
13:37.51 |
| 7. |  Mustapha Essaïd (FRA)
|
13:37.87 |
| 8. |  Alberto García (ESP)
|
13:39.56 |
| 9. |  Mizan Mehari (AUS)
|
13:48.43 |
| 10. |  Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
|
13:52.10 |
| 11. | Philip Mosima (KEN)
|
13:52.56 |
| 12. |  Marius Bakken (NOR)
|
13:53.07 |
| 13. |  Keith Cullen (GBR)
|
13:53.92 |
| 14. |  David Galván (MEX)
|
13:54.29 |
| 15. |  Joseph Nsengiyumya (RWA)
|
14:10.16 |
| 16. |  Samuli Vasala (FIN)
|
14:11.20 |
| 17. |  Mustapha Hassan Dukal (DJI)
|
14:33.74 |
| 18. |  Moussa Yelli (NIG)
|
14:57.22 |
| Karl Keska (GBR)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
|
13:28.96 |
| 2. | Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)
|
13:29.00 |
| 3. | Daniel Komen (KEN)
|
13:29.39 |
| 4. | Brahim Jabbour (MAR)
|
13:29.42 |
| 5. | Adam Goucher (USA)
|
13:29.49 |
| 6. | Pablo Olmedo (MEX)
|
13:29.95 |
| 7. | Isaac Viciosa (ESP)
|
13:31.27 |
| 8. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP)
|
13:32.61 |
| 9. |  Mark Carroll (IRL)
|
13:34.98 |
| 10. | Halez Taguelmint (FRA)
|
13:40.57 |
| 11. | Robert Denmark (GBR)
|
13:41.28 |
| 12. | Lee Troop (AUS)
|
13:42.96 |
| 13. |  Yonas Kifle (ERI)
|
13:46.82 |
| 14. |  Toshinari Takaoka (JPN)
|
13:47.44 |
| 15. |  Salvatore Vicenti (ITA)
|
14:03.36 |
| 16. |  Eric Quiros (CRC)
|
14:04.64 |
| 17. | Daniel Browne (USA)
|
14:18.51 |
 António Pinto (POR)
|
DNS |
Final
editThis was the first time anyone ran under 13 minutes at these championships.
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Salah Hissou (MAR)
|
12:58.13 (CR) |
|
Benjamin Limo (KEN)
|
12:58.72 |
|
Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
|
12:58.80 |
| 4. | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR)
|
12:59.09 |
| 5. | Daniel Komen (KEN)
|
13:04.71 |
| 6. | Fita Bayissa (ETH)
|
13:13.86 |
| 7. | Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)
|
13:18.97 |
| 8. | Million Wolde (ETH)
|
13:20.81 |
| 9. | Bob Kennedy (USA)
|
13:23.52 |
| 10. | Pablo Olmedo (MEX)
|
13:27.74 |
| 11. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP)
|
13:32.12 |
| 12. | Adam Goucher (USA)
|
13:39.24 |
| 13. | Isaac Viciosa (ESP)
|
13:49.59 |
| 14. | Mark Carroll (IRL)
|
13:52.23 |
| Brahim Jabbour (MAR)
|
DNF |