1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
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These are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 28 August 1999 at 21:30h.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold |  Salah HissouMorocco (MAR) |
| Silver |  Benjamin LimoKenya (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Mohammed MourhitBelgium (BEL) |
Abbreviations
[edit]- All times shown are in minutes:seconds:hundreds
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Heats
[edit]- Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) | 13:34.26 |
| 2. |  Fita Bayissa (ETH) | 13:35.33 |
| 3. | Salah Hissou (MAR) | 13:36.60 |
| 4. | Benjamin Limo (KEN) | 13:36.79 |
| 5. | Million Wolde (ETH) | 13:36.89 |
| 6. |  Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:37.51 |
| 7. |  Mustapha Essaïd (FRA) | 13:37.87 |
| 8. |  Alberto García (ESP) | 13:39.56 |
| 9. |  Mizan Mehari (AUS) | 13:48.43 |
| 10. |  Serhiy Lebid (UKR) | 13:52.10 |
| 11. | Philip Mosima (KEN) | 13:52.56 |
| 12. |  Marius Bakken (NOR) | 13:53.07 |
| 13. |  Keith Cullen (GBR) | 13:53.92 |
| 14. |  David Galván (MEX) | 13:54.29 |
| 15. |  Joseph Nsengiyumya (RWA) | 14:10.16 |
| 16. |  Samuli Vasala (FIN) | 14:11.20 |
| 17. |  Mustapha Hassan Dukal (DJI) | 14:33.74 |
| 18. |  Moussa Yelli (NIG) | 14:57.22 |
| Karl Keska (GBR) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | 13:28.96 |
| 2. | Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) | 13:29.00 |
| 3. | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 13:29.39 |
| 4. | Brahim Jabbour (MAR) | 13:29.42 |
| 5. | Adam Goucher (USA) | 13:29.49 |
| 6. | Pablo Olmedo (MEX) | 13:29.95 |
| 7. | Isaac Viciosa (ESP) | 13:31.27 |
| 8. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | 13:32.61 |
| 9. |  Mark Carroll (IRL) | 13:34.98 |
| 10. | Halez Taguelmint (FRA) | 13:40.57 |
| 11. | Robert Denmark (GBR) | 13:41.28 |
| 12. | Lee Troop (AUS) | 13:42.96 |
| 13. |  Yonas Kifle (ERI) | 13:46.82 |
| 14. |  Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) | 13:47.44 |
| 15. |  Salvatore Vicenti (ITA) | 14:03.36 |
| 16. |  Eric Quiros (CRC) | 14:04.64 |
| 17. | Daniel Browne (USA) | 14:18.51 |
 António Pinto (POR) | DNS |
Final
[edit]This was the first time anyone ran under 13 minutes at these championships.
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 | Salah Hissou (MAR) | 12:58.13 (CR) |
 | Benjamin Limo (KEN) | 12:58.72 |
 | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | 12:58.80 |
| 4. | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) | 12:59.09 |
| 5. | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 13:04.71 |
| 6. | Fita Bayissa (ETH) | 13:13.86 |
| 7. | Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) | 13:18.97 |
| 8. | Million Wolde (ETH) | 13:20.81 |
| 9. | Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:23.52 |
| 10. | Pablo Olmedo (MEX) | 13:27.74 |
| 11. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | 13:32.12 |
| 12. | Adam Goucher (USA) | 13:39.24 |
| 13. | Isaac Viciosa (ESP) | 13:49.59 |
| 14. | Mark Carroll (IRL) | 13:52.23 |
| Brahim Jabbour (MAR) | DNF |
References
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