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.
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
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
| Gold |  Salah HissouSalah Hissou Salah Hissou is a long-distance runner from Morocco, who won the gold medal over 5000 m at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville. With 26:38.08 he also set a world record over 10,000 m in Brussels in 1996 and won a bronze medal over 10,000 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... (MAR) |
| Silver |  Benjamin LimoBenjamin Limo Benjamin Kipkoech Limo is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He runs every distance from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but mainly competes in 5,000 m, where he has won international medals.... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Mohammed MourhitMohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder... Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... (BEL) |
Abbreviations
- 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
- Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 13:34.26 2. 13:35.33 3. 13:36.60 4. 13:36.79 5. 13:36.89 6. 13:37.51 7. 13:37.87 8. 13:39.56 9. 13:48.43 10. 13:52.10 11. 13:52.56 12. 13:53.07 13. 13:53.92 14. 13:54.29 15. 14:10.16 16. 14:11.20 17. 14:33.74 18. 14:57.22 DNS
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13:28.96 | |
| 2. | 13:29.00 | |
| 3. | 13:29.39 | |
| 4. | 13:29.42 | |
| 5. | 13:29.49 | |
| 6. | 13:29.95 | |
| 7. | 13:31.27 | |
| 8. | 13:32.61 | |
| 9. | 13:34.98 | |
| 10. | 13:40.57 | |
| 11. | 13:41.28 | |
| 12. | 13:42.96 | |
| 13. | 13:46.82 | |
| 14. | 13:47.44 | |
| 15. | 14:03.36 | |
| 16. | 14:04.64 | |
| 17. | 14:18.51 | |
| DNS |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
12:58.13 (CR) | |
 |
12:58.72 | |
 |
12:58.80 | |
| 4. | 12:59.09 | |
| 5. | 13:04.71 | |
| 6. | 13:13.86 | |
| 7. | 13:18.97 | |
| 8. | 13:20.81 | |
| 9. | 13:23.52 | |
| 10. | 13:27.74 | |
| 11. | 13:32.12 | |
| 12. | 13:39.24 | |
| 13. | 13:49.59 | |
| 14. | 13:52.23 | |
| DNF |