The men's 5000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 9 and 11 August.[1]
| Gold | Fita Bayissa | |
| Silver | Abraham Assefa | |
| Bronze | Francesco Bennici |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13:42.59 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:44.63 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:47.10 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13:48.91 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:51.52 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 13:54.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 13:55.02 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 13:55.52 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:55.78 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 13:56.97 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:59.34 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:01.60 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 14:03.09 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:15.80 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:17.56 |
9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 14:06.60 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14:08.54 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14:11.09 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:11.22 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14:11.52 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14:11.61 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 14:12.56 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14:15.12 | q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:22.20 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:26.11 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:28.26 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:33.54 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 14:34.57 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:37.48 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:40.19 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 16:10.76 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13:53.80 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 14:02.08 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14:02.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14:02.81 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14:09.74 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:16.42 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:17.52 | q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 14:17.77 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 14:36.33 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:38.98 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14:42.00 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 14:50.01 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:00.11 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:00.98 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:18.18 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 15:59.66 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.