These are the official results of theMen's 5.000 metres event at the1997 World Championships inAthens, Greece. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday August 9, 1997.
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |  Daniel Komen (KEN) | 13:07.38 |
 |  Khalid Boulami (MAR) | 13:09.34 |
 | Tom Nyariki (KEN) | 13:11.09 |
| 4. | Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR) | 13:17.45 |
| 5. |  Dieter Baumann (GER) | 13:17.64 |
| 6. |  Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:19.45 |
| 7. | El Hassan Lahssini (MAR) | 13:20.52 |
| 8. |  Enrique Molina (ESP) | 13:24.54 |
| 9. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | 13:25.78 |
| 10. |  Fita Bayissa (ETH) | 13:25.98 |
| 11. |  Abdellah Béhar (FRA) | 13:29.10 |
| 12. | Worku Bikila (ETH) | 13:30.02 |
| 13. | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 13:30.25 |
| 14. |  Dionisio Castro (POR) | 13:31.74 |
| 15. |  Pablo Olmedo (MEX) | 14:05.59 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR) | 13:19.69 |
| 2. | Dieter Baumann (GER) | 13:19.81 |
| 3. | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 13:19.87 |
| 4. | Enrique Molina (ESP) | 13:22.74 |
| 5. | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 13:24.85 |
| 6. | Abdellah Béhar (FRA) | 13:26.50 |
| 7. | Worku Bikila (ETH) | 13:31.18 |
| 8. | Alan Culpepper (USA) | 13:34.74 |
| 9. | Anacleto Jimenez (ESP) | 13:36.55 |
| 10. |  Keith Cullen (GBR) | 13:42.40 |
| 11. |  Warsama Ahmed Ibrahim (QAT) | 13:49.55 |
| 12. |  Sergey Drygin (RUS) | 13:55.56 |
| 13. |  Jeff Schiebler (CAN) | 13:57.31 |
| 14. |  Mark Carroll (IRL) | 13:57.88 |
| 15. | Robert Denmark (GBR) | 13:58.08 |
| 16. |  Ali Zayed (LBA) | 13:58.26 |
| 17. |  Nestor García (URU) | 14:12.15 |
| 18. |  Francis Munthali (MAW) | 14:14.80 |
| — |  Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | DNF |
| — |  Marco Condori (BOL) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:23.07 |
| 2. | Khalid Boulami (MAR) | 13:23.46 |
| 3. | Tom Nyariki (KEN) | 13:23.55 |
| 4. | El Hassan Lahssini (MAR) | 13:23.75 |
| 5. | Dionisio Castro (POR) | 13:24.51 |
| 6. | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | 13:25.71 |
| 7. | Pablo Olmedo (MEX) | 13:27.65 |
| 8. | Fita Bayissa (ETH) | 13:28.54 |
| 9. | Ismael Kirui (KEN) | 13:34.52 |
| 10. | Ayele Mezgebu (ETH) | 13:38.96 |
| 11. | Mustapha Essaid (FRA) | 13:39.11 |
| 12. |  Panagiotis Papoulias (GRE) | 13:58.27 |
| 13. | Brian Baker (USA) | 14:03.95 |
| 14. | Adrian Passey (GBR) | 14:07.49 |
| 15. |  Samuli Vasala (FIN) | 14:10.92 |
| 16. |  Yohannes Ghirmai (ERI) | 14:59.47 |
| 17. |  Anatola Lekade (TOG) | 15:00.21 |
| 18. |  Yeli Moussa (NIG) | 15:00.61 |
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