| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | 2018 World U20 Championships |
| Venue: | Ratina Stadium |
| Dates: | 14 July |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Win Label: | Winning time |
| Win Value: | 13:20.16 |
| Gold: | Edward Pingua |
| Goldnoc: | KEN |
| Silver: | Stanley Mburu |
| Silvernoc: | KEN |
| Bronze: | Jakob Ingebrigtsen |
| Bronzenoc: | NOR |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2021 |
The men's 5000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 14 July.[1]
| Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | 12:47.53 | Paris, France | 6 July 2012 | ||
| Championship Record | 13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 13:04.05 | Stockholm, Sweden | 10 June 2018 | ||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left |  | 13:20.16 | |||
| 2 | align=left | | 13:20.57 | |||
| 3 | align=left |  | 13:20.78 | |||
| 4 | align=left |  | 13:21.16 | |||
| 5 | align=left | | 13:23.24 | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 13:23.35 | |||
| 7 | align=left | | 14:00.68 | |||
| 8 | align=left |  | 14:15.37 | |||
| 9 | align=left |  | 14:23.49 | |||
| 10 | align=left |  | 14:24.30 | |||
| 11 | align=left | | 14:25.37 | |||
| 12 | align=left |  | 14:30.09 | |||
| 13 | align=left | 14:30.81 | ||||
| 14 | align=left |  | 14:33.21 | |||
| 15 | align=left |  | 14:33.35 | |||
| 16 | align=left |  | 14:37.14 | |||
| 17 | align=left |  | 14:39.78 | |||
| 18 | align=left |  | 14:53.63 | |||
| 19 | align=left |  | 15:31.39 | |||
| 20 | align=left | | 16:18.33 | |||
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