The men's 5000 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships is held at the QEII Stadium on 22, and 24–27 January
| Class | width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| T11 | Odair Santos | Immanuel Kipkosgei Cheruiyot | Francis Thuo Karanja | |||
| T12 | Abderrahim Zhiou | Henry Kirwa | Nacereddine Kerfas | |||
| T46 | Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei | Wondiye Fikre Indelbu | Tesfalem Gebru Kebede | |||
| T52 | Thomas Geierspichler | Santiago Sanz | Toshihiro Takada | |||
| T54 | David Weir | Marcel Hug | Julien Casoli |
The Men's 5000 metres, T46 was held on January 22
T46 = single above or below elbow amputation, or equivalent impairments
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:48.29 | |||||
| 14:48.48 | |||||
| 14:53.32 | |||||
| 15:05.26 | |||||
| 15:12.72 | |||||
| 15:18.15 | |||||
| 15:37.39 | |||||
| DNF | R 125.5 |
Key: R 125.5 = Warning by unsporting manner
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | 3:03.53 | ||
| 2000m | 6:03.62 | ||
| 3000m | 8:56.42 | ||
| 4000m | 12:01.94 | ||