# Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The Men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September, and Saturday 30 September 2000. The top six runners in each of the initial two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next three fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes.

## Medalists

| Gold | Million Wolde Ethiopia |
| Silver | Ali Saïdi-Sief Algeria |
| Bronze | Brahim Lahlafi Morocco |

## Records

| World Record | 12:39.36 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | Helsinki, Finland | 13 June 1998 |
| Olympic Record | 13:05.59 | Saïd Aouita | Morocco | Los Angeles, California, United States | 11 August 1984 |

## Results

All times shown are in seconds.
* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
* q denotes qualification by overall place.
* DNS denotes did not start.
* DNF denotes did not finish.
* DQ denotes disqualification.
* NR denotes national record.
* OR denotes Olympic record.
* WR denotes world record.
* PB denotes personal best.
* SB denotes season best.

## Qualifying heats

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Notes |
| Heat | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Brahim Lahlafi | Morocco | 7 | 13:22.70 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 4 | 13:22.75 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia | 16 | 13:22.92 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Réda Benzine | Algeria | 11 | 13:23.10 | Q | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Julius Gitahi | Kenya | 3 | 13:23.12 | Q | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 15 | 13:23:17 | Q | |
| 7 | 7 | Adam Goucher | United States | 6 | 13:24.34 | q | |
| 8 | 8 | Mizan Mehari | Australia | 13 | 13:24.56 | q | SB |
| 9 | 9 | Jirka Arndt | Germany | 2 | 13:26.18 | q | |
| 10 | 23 | Katsuhiko Hanada | Japan | 12 | 13:41.31 | | SB |
| 11 | 25 | Marius Bakken | Norway | 9 | 13:44.80 | | |
| 12 | 26 | Nicholas Rogers | United States | 18 | 13:46.18 | | |
| 13 | 28 | Michael Power | Australia | 8 | 13:51.00 | | |
| 14 | 29 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama | Qatar | 14 | 14:00.30 | | |
| 15 | 30 | Kristen Bowditch | Great Britain | 1 | 14:08.92 | | |
| 16 | 31 | Alberto García | Spain | 18 | 14:11.65 | | |
| 17 | 33 | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal | 10 | 14:29.01 | | |
| 18 | | David Galván | Mexico | 5 | DNS | | |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Notes |
| Heat | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Notes |
| 1 | 10 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 1 | 13:29.34 | Q | |
| 2 | 11 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine | 17 | 13:29.69 | Q | |
| 3 | 12 | Dagne Alemu | Ethiopia | 11 | 13:29.93 | Q | |
| 4 | 13 | David Chelule | Kenya | 8 | 13:29.98 | Q | |
| 5 | 14 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 6 | 13:29.99 | Q | |
| 6 | 15 | Mohamed Suleiman | Qatar | 12 | 13:30:12 | Q | |
| 7 | 16 | Mark Carroll | Ireland | 9 | 13:30.60 | | |
| 8 | 17 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 2 | 13:31.06 | | |
| 9 | 18 | Yousef El Nasri | Spain | 5 | 13:34.49 | | |
| 10 | 19 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 13 | 13:35.18 | | |
| 11 | 20 | Bradley Hauser | United States | 18 | 13:39.41 | | |
| 12 | 21 | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico | 14 | 13:40.34 | | |
| 13 | 22 | Mustapha Essaïd | France | 7 | 13:40.82 | | |
| 14 | 24 | Sam Mfula Mwape | Zambia | 19 | 13:41.72 | | |
| 15 | 27 | Vénuste Niyongabo | Burundi | 10 | 13:49.57 | | |
| 16 | 32 | Bolota Asmerom | Eritrea | 16 | 14:15.26 | | |
| 17 | 34 | Gyan Bahadur Bohara | Nepal | 20 | 14:34.15 | | NR |
| 18 | 35 | Houna Murad Murad Shihab | Iraq | 3 | 14:49.40 | | |
| 19 | 36 | Maung Maung Nge | Myanmar | 15 | 15:12.93 | | |
| 20 | | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 4 | DNS | | |
Overall Results Semi-finals
Semi-finals Overall Results :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Notes |
| 1 | Brahim Lahlafi | Morocco | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13:22.70 | Q | |
| 2 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13:22.75 | Q | |
| 3 | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13:22.92 | Q | |
| 4 | Réda Benzine | Algeria | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13:23.10 | Q | SB |
| 5 | Julius Gitahi | Kenya | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13:23.12 | Q | SB |
| 6 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13:23:17 | Q | |
| 7 | Adam Goucher | United States | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13:24.34 | q | |
| 8 | Mizan Mehari | Australia | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13:24.56 | q | SB |
| 9 | Jirka Arndt | Germany | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13:26.18 | q | |
| 10 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:29.34 | Q | |
| 11 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine | 2 | 17 | 2 | 13:29.69 | Q | |
| 12 | Dagne Alemu | Ethiopia | 2 | 11 | 3 | 13:29.98 | Q | |
| 13 | David Chelule | Kenya | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13:29.98 | Q | |
| 14 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13:29.99 | Q | |
| 15 | Mohamed Suleiman | Qatar | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13:30.12 | Q | |
| 16 | Mark Carroll | Ireland | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13:30.60 | | |
| 17 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13:31.06 | | |
| 18 | Yousef El Nasri | Spain | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13:34.49 | | |
| 19 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13:35.18 | | |
| 20 | Bradley Hauser | United States | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13:39.41 | | |
| 21 | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13:40.34 | | |
| 22 | Mustapha Essaïd | France | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13:40.82 | | |
| 23 | Katsuhiko Hanada | Japan | 1 | 12 | 10 | 13:41.31 | | SB |
| 24 | Sam Mfula Mwape | Zambia | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13:41.72 | | |
| 25 | Marius Bakken | Norway | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13:44.80 | | |
| 26 | Nicholas Rogers | United States | 1 | 18 | 12 | 13:46.18 | | |
| 27 | Vénuste Niyongabo | Burundi | 2 | 10 | 15 | 13:49.57 | | |
| 28 | Michael Power | Australia | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13:51.00 | | |
| 29 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama | Qatar | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14:00.30 | | |
| 30 | Kristen Bowditch | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14:08.92 | | |
| 31 | Alberto García | Spain | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14:11.65 | | |
| 32 | Bolota Asmerom | Eritrea | 2 | 16 | 16 | 14:15.26 | | |
| 33 | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal | 1 | 10 | 17 | 14:29.01 | | |
| 34 | Gyan Bahadur Bohara | Nepal | 2 | 20 | 17 | 14:34.15 | | NR |
| 35 | Shihab Houna Murad | Iraq | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14:49.40 | | |
| 36 | Maung Nge Maung | Myanmar | 2 | 15 | 19 | 15:12.93 | | |
| | David Galván | Mexico | 1 | 5 | 18 | DNS | | |
| | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 2 | 4 | 20 | DNS | | |

## Final

Date: Saturday 30 September 2000 :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time |
| 1 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 15 | 13:35.49 |
| 2 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 11 | 13:36.20 |
| 3 | Brahim Lahlafi | Morocco | 4 | 13:36.47 |
| 4 | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia | 9 | 13:37.03 |
| 5 | David Chelule | Kenya | 14 | 13:37.13 |
| 6 | Dagne Alemu | Ethiopia | 13 | 13:37.17 |
| 7 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine | 10 | 13:37.80 |
| 8 | Jirka Arndt | Germany | 6 | 13:38.57 |
| 9 | Julius Gitahi | Kenya | 12 | 13:39.11 |
| 10 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 8 | 13:39.43 |
| 11 | Réda Benzine | Algeria | 1 | 13:40.95 |
| 12 | Mizan Mehari | Australia | 2 | 13:42.03 |
| 13 | Adam Goucher | United States | 5 | 13:43.20 |
| 14 | Mohamed Suleiman | Qatar | 7 | 13:45.10 |
| 15 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 3 | 13:46.90 |