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 Salah HissouMorocco (MAR)Silver Benjamin LimoKenya (KEN)Bronze Mohammed MourhitBelgium (BEL)
Abbreviations All times shown are in minutes:seconds:hundreds Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Heats Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.13:34.262.13:35.333.13:36.604.13:36.795.13:36.896.13:37.517.13:37.878.13:39.569.13:48.4310.13:52.1011.13:52.5612.13:53.0713.13:53.9214.13:54.2915.14:10.1616.14:11.2017.14:33.7418.14:57.22DNS
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.13:28.962.13:29.003.13:29.394.13:29.425.13:29.496.13:29.957.13:31.278.13:32.619.13:34.9810.13:40.5711.13:41.2812.13:42.9613.13:46.8214.13:47.4415.14:03.3616.14:04.6417.14:18.51DNS
Final
This was the first time anyone ran under 13 minutes at these championships.
RANKFINALTIME12:58.13 (CR)12:58.7212:58.804.12:59.095.13:04.716.13:13.867.13:18.978.13:20.819.13:23.5210.13:27.7411.13:32.1212.13:39.2413.13:49.5914.13:52.23DNF
References IAAF todor66