1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...

in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1991-09-01.

Medalists

Gold	Yobes Ondieki Yobes Ondieki Yobes Ondieki is a former Kenyan 5000 m runner, who won the World Championships' gold medal in Tokyo 1991. In the same year he set a temporary Kenyan 5000 m record of 13:01.82 in Zurich... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN)
Silver	Fita Bayisa Fita Bayisa Fita Bayisa , Oromia is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal on the 5000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year before he had won a silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo... Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH)
Bronze	Brahim Boutayeb Brahim Boutayeb Moulay Brahim Boutayeb is a retired Moroccan athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:Boutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... (MAR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		12:58.39	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	July 27, 1987
Championship Record		13:22.68	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	September 4, 1987

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		13:14.45 CR
		13:16.64
		13:22.70
4.		13:28.67
5.		13:28.88
6.		13:32.90
7.		13:33.46
8.		13:35.39
9.		13:36.24
10.		13:38.96
11.		13:39.00
12.		13:54.47
13.		13:58.26
14.		14:36.18
—		DNF

Qualifying heats

Held on Friday 1991-08-30

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		13:57.65
2.		13:58.45
3.		13:58.68
4.		13:58.83
5.		13:59.01
6.		13:59.51
7.		13:59.71
8.		13:59.75
9.		14:06.20
10.		14:07.03
11.		14:35.00
12.		15:26.62
		DNF
		DNF
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		13:53.75
2.		13:54.07
3.		13:54.35
4.		13:54.39
5.		13:54.41
6.		13:54.49
7.		13:57.98
8.		13:59.19
9.		13:59.52
10.		14:14.85
11.		14:20.84
12.		15:31.08
		DNS
		DNS
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		13:41.59
2.		13:46.25
3.		13:47.05
4.		13:47.61
5.		13:48.86
6.		13:53.56
7.		13:53.60
8.		13:55.49
9.		13:59.71
10.		14:03.19
11.		14:03.81
12.		14:43.49
13.		14:52.89
14.		15:37.13
15.		16:13.21

Medalists

Records

Final

Qualifying heats

See also