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.
| Gold |  Salah HissouMorocco (MAR) | |
| Silver |  Benjamin LimoKenya (KEN) | |
| Bronze |  Mohammed MourhitBelgium (BEL) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
This was the first time anyone ran under 13 minutes at these championships.
| 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 |