| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Thammasat Stadium |
| Dates: | 19 December |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Mohamed Suleiman |
| Goldnoc: | QAT |
| Silver: | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama |
| Silvernoc: | QAT |
| Bronze: | Baek Seung-do |
| Bronzenoc: | KOR |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
See main article: Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games.
The men's 5000 metres competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 19 December at the Thammasat Stadium.[1]
All times are Indochina Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=150 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 December 1998 | 15:40 | Final |
| width=40 | Rank | width=250 | Athlete | width=80 | Time | width=50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:55.79 | |||||||
| 13:56.65 | |||||||
| 13:57.11 | |||||||
| 4 | 13:59.20 | ||||||
| 5 | 14:03.62 | ||||||
| 6 | 14:15.89 | ||||||
| 7 | 14:19.45 | ||||||
| 8 | 14:48.85 | ||||||
| 9 | 14:57.92 | ||||||
| 10 | 14:57.98 | ||||||
| 11 | 15:03.64 | ||||||
| 12 | 15:34.97 | ||||||
| 13 | 16:02.89 | ||||||
| — | DNF |