1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 1 September 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Yobes OndiekiKenya (KEN) |
| Silver |  Fita BayisaEthiopia (ETH) |
| Bronze |  Brahim BoutayebMorocco (MAR) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Saïd Aouita (MAR)
|
12:58.39 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 1987 |
| Championship Record | John Ngugi (KEN)
|
13:22.68 | Rome, Italy | 4 September 1987 |
Final
| Rank | Final | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Yobes Ondieki (KEN)
|
13:14.45 CR |
|
Fita Bayisa (ETH)
|
13:16.64 |
|
Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
|
13:22.70 |
| 4. |  Dieter Baumann (GER)
|
13:28.67 |
| 5. |  Domingos Castro (POR)
|
13:28.88 |
| 6. | Khalid Skah (MAR)
|
13:32.90 |
| 7. |  Risto Ulmala (FIN)
|
13:33.46 |
| 8. | Dionisio Castro (POR)
|
13:35.39 |
| 9. |  Robert Denmark (GBR)
|
13:36.24 |
| 10. | Ibrahim Kinuthia (KEN)
|
13:38.96 |
| 11. |  Abel Antón (ESP)
|
13:39.00 |
| 12. |  Bob Kennedy (USA)
|
13:54.47 |
| 13. | Gary Staines (GBR)
|
13:58.26 |
| 14. | Doug Padilla (USA)
|
14:36.18 |
| — |  Stefano Mei (ITA)
|
DNF |
Qualifying heats
- Held on 30 August 1991
| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ibrahim Kinuthia (KEN)
|
13:57.65 |
| 2. | Khalid Skah (MAR)
|
13:58.45 |
| 3. | Gary Staines (GBR)
|
13:58.68 |
| 4. | Doug Padilla (USA)
|
13:58.83 |
| 5. |  Andrew Sambu (TAN)
|
13:59.01 |
| 6. |  Marti ten Kate (NED)
|
13:59.51 |
| 7. |  Mikhail Dasko (URS)
|
13:59.71 |
| 8. | Antonio Serrano (ESP)
|
13:59.75 |
| 9. |  Zeki Öztürk (TUR)
|
14:06.20 |
| 10. |  Jonny Danielsson (SWE)
|
14:07.03 |
| 11. |  Valdenor dos Santos (BRA)
|
14:35.00 |
| 12. |  Tsuluunbaatar Ariunsaikhan (MGL)
|
15:26.62 |
 Mauricio González (MEX)
|
DNF | |
 Dieudonne Lamothe (HAI)
|
DNF | |
 Prakash Davendra Singh (FIJ)
|
DNS |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
|
13:53.75 |
| 2. | Dieter Baumann (GER)
|
13:54.07 |
| 3. | Stefano Mei (ITA)
|
13:54.35 |
| 4. | Dionisio Castro (POR)
|
13:54.39 |
| 5. | Ondoro Osoro (KEN)
|
13:54.41 |
| 6. | Ian Hamer (GBR)
|
13:54.49 |
| 7. |  Sławomir Majusiak (POL)
|
13:57.98 |
| 8. | Reuben Reina (USA)
|
13:59.19 |
| 9. | Martín Fiz (ESP)
|
13:59.52 |
| 10. |  John Halvorsen (NOR)
|
14:14.85 |
| 11. |  Katsuhito Kumagai (JPN)
|
14:20.84 |
| 12. |  Gerard de Gaetano (MLT)
|
15:31.08 |
| Addis Abebe (ETH)
|
DNS | |
 Daouda Kassougue (MTN)
|
DNS | |
 Lucas Eningo Elonga (GEQ)
|
DNS |
| Rank | Heat 3 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fita Bayissa (ETH)
|
13:41.59 |
| 2. | Robert Denmark (GBR)
|
13:46.25 |
| 3. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN)
|
13:47.05 |
| 4. | Domingos Castro (POR)
|
13:47.61 |
| 5. | Risto Ulmala (FIN)
|
13:48.86 |
| 6. | Bob Kennedy (USA)
|
13:53.56 |
| 7. | Abel Antón (ESP)
|
13:53.60 |
| 8. | Mohamed Issangar (MAR)
|
13:55.49 |
| 9. |  Andrew Lloyd (AUS)
|
13:59.71 |
| 10. |  Frank O'Mara (IRL)
|
14:03.19 |
| 11. |  Kerry Rodger (NZL)
|
14:03.81 |
| 12. |  Yahia Azaidj (ALG)
|
14:43.49 |
| 13. |  Souley Oumarou (NIG)
|
14:52.89 |
| 14. |  Obva Elengha (CGO)
|
15:37.13 |
| 15. |  Abi Tayeh Charbi (LIB)
|
16:13.21 |
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships 5000 metres (Split)
- Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
- 1993 Men's World Championships 5000 metres (Stuttgart)