# 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 21 to 24 July 2022.

## Summary

The podium from the previous championships all returned. Muktar Edris was now ranked #13 in the world, Selemon Barega #3 and Mohammed Ahmed #4. Olympic Champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei was #1. And there was Jakob Ingebrigtsen with no ranking at all and a chip on his shoulder after losing the 1500 earlier in the Championships.
From the start, Cheptegei went to the front to control the race. He was marked by Luis Grijalva, Jacob Krop and Grant Fisher through three 62 second laps. Then Cheptegei let off the gas, the Kenyans decided to move forward, Krop taking the point, Nicholas Kipkorir dropped in behind him, Daniel Ebenyo came along the outside of the pack to join them. But the pace dropped to 65 second laps. Grijalva and Cheptegei both made minor attempts to displace one of the Kenyans but they would have none of that. After 5 laps, Kipkorir took the lead while Krop dropped back, then he dropped back a little more and the roadblock was broken. Meanwhile, Ingebrigtsen made a leisurely jog along the outside to join the front group, taking a wide detour out to lane 4 for water, only joined by Cheptegei and Edris before dropping in next to Grijalva behind Kipkorir. For the next four laps, the Kenyan cast of leaders kept changing as one would drop back into the pack then rush back to the front while another would drop back. With a kilometer to go, Ingebrigtsen took a shift at the front. Krop made one more effort to take the lead, but no, Ingebrigtsen felt he wanted to be there and would not let him pass again keeping Krop to the outside as the pace got faster and faster. Down the final backstretch, Fisher worked his way past Kipkorir into third, with Ahmed behind him. Through the final turn, Ingebrigtsen separated from the pack and after he had 7 metres, looking back to make sure there was no trouble coming to take his easy win. Behind him, Krop moved to the rail through the turn. With Ahmed passing on his outside, Fisher stepped on the rail with 120 metres to go, losing his balance and momentum. Ahmed and Oscar Chelimo went by, then Grijalva moving faster than any of them. In lane 3, Chelimo ran past Ahmed, who strained for the finish line. As he dived for the finish, Grijalva pipped him for fourth but his closing speed couldn't catch Chelimo.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 12:35.36 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 14 August 2020 |
| Championship record | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 12:52.79 | Saint-Denis, France | 31 August 2003 |
| World Leading | Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (KEN) | 12:46.33 | Rome, Italy | 9 June 2022 |
| African Record | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 12:35.36 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 14 August 2020 |
| Asian Record | Albert Rop (BHR) | 12:51.96 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 19 July 2013 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) | 12:47.20 | Portland, United States | 10 July 2020 |
| South American Record | Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) | 13:19.43 | Kassel, Germany | 8 June 2006 |
| European Record | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 12:48.45 | Florence, Italy | 10 June 2021 |
| Oceanian record | Craig Mottram (AUS) | 12:55.76 | London, Great Britain | 30 July 2004 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13:13.50.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 21 July | 18:10 | Heats |
| 24 July | 18:05 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

The first 5 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Jacob Krop | Kenya (KEN) | 13:13.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway (NOR) | 13:13.92 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Luis Grijalva | Guatemala (GUA) | 13:14.04 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:14.87 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada (CAN) | 13:15.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Daniel Ebenyo | Kenya (KEN) | 13:15.17 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:21.19 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Marc Scott | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 13:22.54 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Oscar Chelimo | Uganda (UGA) | 13:24.24 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Grant Fisher | United States (USA) | 13:24.44 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:24.44 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda (UGA) | 13:24.47 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Abdihamid Nur | United States (USA) | 13:24.48 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Sam Parsons | Germany (GER) | 13:24.50 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Nicholas Kimeli | Kenya (KEN) | 13:24.56 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:24.77 | |
| 17 | 2 | Merhawi Mebrahtu | Eritrea (ERI) | 13:24.89 | |
| 18 | 2 | William Kincaid | United States (USA) | 13:25.02 | |
| 19 | 1 | Ky Robinson | Australia (AUS) | 13:27.03 | |
| 20 | 1 | Andrew Butchart | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 13:31.26 | SB |
| 21 | 1 | Sam Atkin | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 13:34.36 | |
| 22 | 1 | Adel Mechaal | Spain (ESP) | 13:36.48 | |
| 23 | 1 | Geordie Beamish | New Zealand (NZL) | 13:36.86 | |
| 24 | 1 | Narve Gilje Nordås | Norway (NOR) | 13:37.14 | |
| 25 | 2 | Hamish Carson | New Zealand (NZL) | 13:37.62 | |
| 26 | 1 | Soufiyan Bouqantar | Morocco (MAR) | 13:37.69 | |
| 27 | 1 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | Canada (CAN) | 13:38.80 | |
| 28 | 1 | Maximilian Thorwirth | Germany (GER) | 13:43.02 | |
| 29 | 1 | Altobeli da Silva | Brazil (BRA) | 13:43.80 | SB |
| 30 | 1 | Adriaan Wildschutt | South Africa (RSA) | 13:44.32 | |
| 31 | 2 | Hyuga Endo | Japan (JPN) | 13:47.07 | |
| 32 | 2 | Peter Maru | Uganda (UGA) | 13:47.65 | |
| 33 | 1 | Mohamed Mohumed | Germany (GER) | 13:52.00 | |
| 34 | 2 | Lesiba Precious Mashele | South Africa (RSA) | 13:52.37 | |
| 35 | 2 | Matthew Ramsden | Australia (AUS) | 13:52.90 | |
| 36 | 1 | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | Athlete Refugee Team (ART) | 14:02.79 | SB |
| 37 | 2 | Hicham Akankam | Morocco (MAR) | 14:05.11 | |
| 38 | 2 | Yaseen Abdalla | Sudan (SUD) | 14:15.59 | |
| 39 | 1 | Nursultan Keneshbekov | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 14:15.59 | |
| 40 | 2 | Kieran Tuntivate | Thailand (THA) | 14:19.28 | |
| 41 | 2 | Jethro Saint-Fleur | Aruba (ARU) | 16:04.46 | PB |
| | 2 | Ali Hissein Mahamat | Chad (CHA) | | DNS |

### Final

The final was started on 24 July at 18:05.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway (NOR) | 13:09.24 | |
| | Jacob Krop | Kenya (KEN) | 13:09.98 | |
| | Oscar Chelimo | Uganda (UGA) | 13:10.20 | SB |
| 4 | Luis Grijalva | Guatemala (GUA) | 13:10.44 | SB |
| 5 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada (CAN) | 13:10.46 | |
| 6 | Grant Fisher | United States (USA) | 13:11.65 | |
| 7 | Nicholas Kimeli | Kenya (KEN) | 13:11.97 | |
| 8 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:12.09 | |
| 9 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda (UGA) | 13:13.12 | |
| 10 | Daniel Ebenyo | Kenya (KEN) | 13:16.64 | |
| 11 | Abdihamid Nur | United States (USA) | 13:18.05 | |
| 12 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:19.62 | |
| 13 | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:24.67 | |
| 14 | Marc Scott | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 13:41.04 | |
| 15 | Sam Parsons | Germany (GER) | 13:45.89 | |