2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003 at 18:40h.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
|
12:52.79 |
|
 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
|
12:52.83 |
|
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
|
12:53.12 |
| 4. | John Kibowen (KEN)
|
12:54.07 |
| 5. | Abraham Chebii (KEN)
|
12:57.74 |
| 6. | Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)
|
12:58.08 |
| 7. | Richard Limo (KEN)
|
13:01.13 |
| 8. |  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)
|
13:05.57 |
| 9. |  Juan Carlos de la Ossa (ESP)
|
13:21.04 |
| 10. | Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)
|
13:23.67 |
| 11. | Abiyote Abate (ETH)
|
13:23.81 |
| 12. |  Alejandro Suárez (MEX)
|
13:24.51 |
| 13. |  Christian Belz (SUI)
|
13:26.02 |
| 14. |  Moukheld Al-Outaibi (KSA)
|
13:38.92 |
| 15. |  Jorge Torres (USA)
|
13:43.37 |
Heats
- Held on Thursday 28 August 2003
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
|
13:38.03 |
| 2. | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
|
13:38.73 |
| 3. | John Kibowen (KEN)
|
13:40.72 |
| 4. | Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)
|
13:42.09 |
| 5. | Juan Carlos de la Ossa (ESP)
|
13:42.23 |
| 6. | Zersenay Tadese (ERI)
|
13:42.41 |
| 7. |  Boniface Kiprop (UGA)
|
13:42.88 |
| 8. | Salah Hissou (MAR)
|
13:44.27 |
| 9. |  Erik Sjöqvist (SWE)
|
13:55.89 |
| 10. |  Khoudir Aggoune (ALG)
|
13:56.41 |
| 11. |  Yawo Kloutse (TOG)
|
14:45.85 |
| — |  Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN)
|
DNS |
| — |  Michael Aish (NZL)
|
DNS |
| — |  Cathal Lombard (IRL)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)
|
13:32.46 |
| 2. | Abraham Chebii (KEN)
|
13:32.54 |
| 3. | Richard Limo (KEN)
|
13:32.82 |
| 4. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
|
13:32.88 |
| 5. | Abiyote Abate (ETH)
|
13:33.24 |
| 6. | Moukheld Al-Outaibi (KSA)
|
13:33.91 |
| 7. | Christian Belz (SUI)
|
13:36.54 |
| 8. | Alejandro Suárez (MEX)
|
13:41.97 |
| 9. | Jorge Torres (USA)
|
13:42.42 |
| 10. |  Abdulhak Elgorche Zakaria (BHR)
|
13:44.15 |
| 11. |  Hassan Mourhit (BEL)
|
14:09.14 |
| 12. |  Eduardo Buenavista (PHI)
|
14:12.55 |
| — |  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)
|
DNS |
| — |  Kamiel Maase (NED)
|
DNS |
| — | John Yuda Msuri (TAN)
|
DNS |