Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 18–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Men's 5000 metres at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Daniel Komen Kenya	Tom Nyariki Kenya	Richard Limo Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Richard Limo	Kenya	14:00.16	Q
2	2	Jason Bunston	Canada	14:03.44	Q
3	2	Lee Troop	Australia	14:09.68	Q
4	2	Shadrack Hoff	South Africa	14:10.24	Q
5	2	Godfrey Nyombi	Uganda	14:10.43	Q
6	2	Kristen Bowditch	England	14:11.51	q
7	2	John Morapedi	South Africa	14:15.30	q
8	2	Karl Keska	England	14:17.23	q
9	1	Tom Nyariki	Kenya	14:21.71	Q
10	1	Daniel Komen	Kenya	14:22.12	Q
11	1	Keith Cullen	England	14:22.24	Q
12	1	Shaun Creighton	Australia	14:23.28	Q
13	1	Alan Bunce	New Zealand	14:26.06	Q
14	1	Reinhold Iita	Namibia	14:30.65	q
15	1	Richard Mavuso	South Africa	14:40.37	q
16	2	Kabo Gabaseme	Botswana	14:40.52
17	2	Francis Munthali	Malawi	14:42.33
18	1	Ian Gillespie	Scotland	14:50.34
19	2	Simon Labiche	Seychelles	14:50.63
20	2	Ian Carswell	Canada	14:53.78
21	1	Munusamy Ramachandran	Malaysia	14:57.42
22	1	Chris Votu	Solomon Islands	16:22.82
	1	Abel Chimukoko	Zimbabwe	DNS
	1	Jeff Schiebler	Canada	DNS
	1	Lefu Sephooa	Lesotho	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Daniel Komen	Kenya	13:22.57
	Tom Nyariki	Kenya	13:28.09
	Richard Limo	Kenya	13:37.42
4	Karl Keska	England	13:40.24
5	Keith Cullen	England	13:44.69
6	Lee Troop	Australia	13:56.32
7	Kristen Bowditch	England	14:02.36
8	Alan Bunce	New Zealand	14:02.98
9	John Morapedi	South Africa	14:06.47
10	Shadrack Hoff	South Africa	14:19.35
11	Richard Mavuso	South Africa	14:28.96
	Jason Bunston	Canada	DNF
	Reinhold Iita	Namibia	DNF
	Godfrey Nyombi	Uganda	DNF
	Shaun Creighton	Australia	DNS