# Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others.
In the final, Dieter Baumann ran past a trio of African runners, finishing the last 100 meters in 11.9 seconds to take the gold.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dieter Baumann Germany |
| Silver | Paul Bitok Kenya |
| Bronze | Fita Bayisa Ethiopia |

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 12:58.39 | Saïd Aouita | Rome (ITA) | July 22, 1987 |
| Olympic Record | 13:05.59 | Saïd Aouita | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |

## Final

* Held on August 8, 1992
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Dieter Baumann (GER) | 13:12.52 |
| | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 13:12.71 |
| | Fita Bayisa (ETH) | 13:13.03 |
| 4. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 13:13.27 |
| 5. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 13:17.50 |
| 6. | Worku Bikila (ETH) | 13:23.52 |
| 7. | Rob Denmark (GBR) | 13:27.76 |
| 8. | Abel Anton (ESP) | 13:27.80 |
| 9. | Mohamed Issangar (MAR) | 13:28.97 |
| 10. | Andrew Sambu (TAN) | 13:37.20 |
| 11. | Domingos Castro (POR) | 13:38.08 |
| 12. | Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:39.72 |
| 13. | Pascal Thiebault (FRA) | 13:43.39 |
| 14. | Dominic Kirui (KEN) | 13:45.16 |
| 15. | Marcel Versteeg (NED) | 13:48.32 |
| 16. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 14:02.47 |

## Heats

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Pascal Thiebault (FRA) | 13:31.16 |
| 2. | Fita Bayisa (ETH) | 13:31.24 |
| 3. | Abel Anton (ESP) | 13:31.48 |
| 4. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 13:31.88 |
| 5. | Jack Buckner (GBR) | 13:37.14 |
| 6. | John Doherty (IRL) | 13:41.27 |
| 7. | Risto Ulmala (FIN) | 13:52.52 |
| 8. | Mahmoud Kalboussi (TUN) | 13:55.01 |
| 9. | Robert Ian Johnston (NZL) | 13:57.87 |
| 10. | Brendan Matthias (CAN) | 14:01.57 |
| 11. | Godfrey Siamusiye (ZAM) | 14:08.83 |
| 12. | Aïssa Belaout (ALG) | 15:02.76 |
| 13. | Tawai Keiruan (VAN) | 15:27.46 |
| 14. | Yussuf Moli Yesky (CHA) | 15:29.25 |
| — | Apolineria Belisle Gomez (HON) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Worku Bikila (ETH) | 13:32.93 |
| 2. | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 13:36.81 |
| 3. | Brahim Boutayeb (MAR) | 13:37.27 |
| 4. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | 13:38.79 |
| 5. | Reuben Reina (USA) | 13:40.50 |
| 6. | Jonny Danielson (SWE) | 13:43.91 |
| 7. | Raimundo Santos (POR) | 13:48.06 |
| 8. | Hamid Sajjadi (IRI) | 14:04.54 |
| 9. | Herder Vázquez (COL) | 14:06.80 |
| 10. | José Luis Molina (CRC) | 14:09.22 |
| 11. | Leo Garnes (BAR) | 15:21.95 |
| 12. | Marlon Williams (ISV) | 15:26.49 |
| — | Evgeni Ignatov (BUL) | DNF |
| — | Husein Saleh Joaim (YEM) | DNS |
| — | Antonio Silio (ARG) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Dieter Baumann (GER) | 13:20.82 |
| 2. | Rob Denmark (GBR) | 13:22.41 |
| 3. | Mohamed Issangar (MAR) | 13:22.98 |
| 4. | Dominic Kirui (KEN) | 13:24.21 |
| 5. | Domingos Castro (POR) | 13:24.57 |
| 6. | Antonio Serrano Sánchez (ESP) | 13:42.94 |
| 7. | Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) | 13:50.16 |
| 8. | Bahadur Prasad (IND) | 13:50.71 |
| 9. | Isaac Simelane (SWZ) | 14:00.44 |
| 10. | Paul Donovan (IRL) | 14:03.79 |
| 11. | Ignacio Fragoso (MEX) | 14:16.14 |
| 12. | Abdullah Al-Dosari (BRN) | 14:23.07 |
| 13. | Moussa Souleiman (DJI) | 14:28.77 |
| 14. | Tello Namane (LES) | 14:33.04 |
| — | John Trautmann (USA) | DNF |
| — | Mwenze Kalombo (ZAI) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA) | 13:33.71 |
| 2. | Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:35.76 |
| 3. | Marcel Versteeg (NED) | 13:35.95 |
| 4. | Andrew Sambu (TAN) | 13:36.99 |
| 5. | Ian Hamer (GBR) | 13:40.20 |
| 6. | Addis Abebe (ETH) | 13:40.76 |
| 7. | Martín Fiz (ESP) | 13:42.20 |
| 8. | Andrey Tikhonov (EUN) | 13:44.67 |
| 9. | Zachariah Ditetso (BOT) | 13:54.88 |
| 10. | Carlos Monteiro (POR) | 14:00.53 |
| 11. | Seraphin Mugabo (RWA) | 14:25.97 |
| 12. | Ernest Ndjissipou (CAF) | 14:40.12 |
| 13. | Awad Al-Hasini (JOR) | 14:55.58 |
| 14. | Policarpio Calizaya (BOL) | 15:02.02 |
| — | Davendra Singh (FIJ) | DNS |
| — | Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | DNS |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Name | Nation |
| | Dieter Baumann | Germany |
| | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
| | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia |
| 4 | Brahim Boutayeb | Morocco |
| 5 | Yobes Ondieki | Kenya |
| 6 | Worku Bikila | Ethiopia |
| 7 | Robert Denmark | Great Britain |
| 8 | Abel Antón | Spain |
| 9 | Mohamed Issangar | Morocco |
| 10 | Andrew Sambu | Tanzania |
| 11 | Domingos Castro | Portugal |
| 12 | Bob Kennedy | United States |
| 13 | Pascal Thiébaut | France |
| 14 | Dominic Kirui | Kenya |
| 15 | Marcel Versteeg | Netherlands |
| 16 | Salvatore Antibo | Italy |
| 17 | Jack Buckner | Great Britain |
| 18 | Frank O'Mara | Ireland |
| 19 | Ian Hamer | Great Britain |
| 20 | Reuben Reina | United States |
| 21 | Addis Abebe | Ethiopia |
| 22 | John Doherty | Ireland |
| 23 | Martín Fiz | Spain |
| 24 | Antonio Serrano Sánchez | Spain |
| 25 | Jonny Danielson | Sweden |
| 26 | Andrey Tikhonov | Unified Team |
| 27 | Raimundo Santos | Portugal |
| 28 | Tendai Chimusasa | Zimbabwe |
| 29 | Bahadur Prasad | India |
| 30 | Risto Ulmala | Finland |
| Rank | Name | Nation |
| 31 | Zachariah Ditetso | Botswana |
| 32 | Mahmoud Kalboussi | Tunisia |
| 33 | Robbie Johnston | New Zealand |
| 34 | Isaac Simelane | Swaziland |
| 35 | Carlos Monteiro | Portugal |
| 36 | Brendan Matthias | Canada |
| 37 | Paul Donovan | Ireland |
| 38 | Hamid Sajjadi | Iran |
| 39 | Herder Vázquez | Colombia |
| 40 | Godfrey Siamusiye | Zambia |
| 41 | José Luis Molina | Costa Rica |
| 42 | Ignacio Fragoso | Mexico |
| 43 | Abdullah Al-Dosari | Bahrain |
| 44 | Seraphin Mugabo | Rwanda |
| 45 | Moussa Souleiman | Djibouti |
| 46 | Tello Namane | Lesotho |
| 47 | Ernest Ndjissipou | Central African Republic |
| 48 | Awad Al-Hasini | Jordan |
| 49 | Policarpio Calizaya | Bolivia |
| 50 | Aïssa Belaout | Algeria |
| 51 | Leo Garnes | Barbados |
| 52 | Marlon Williams | Virgin Islands |
| 53 | Tawai Keiruan | Vanuatu |
| 54 | Yussuf Moli Yesky | Chad |