See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
The Men's 5,000m T13 had its first round held on September 9, beginning at 9:10 and the Final on September 11 at 9:30.
| Place | width=250 | Athlete ! | width=100 | Class ! | width=100 | Semifinals ! | width=100 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T12 | 15:45.71 Q | 14:24.02 WR | ||||||||
| 2 | T13 | 15:13.41 Q | 14:50.32 PR | ||||||||
| 3 | T12 | 15:09.90 Q | 14:53.35 | ||||||||
| 4 | T13 | 15:47.26 Q | 15:13.60 | ||||||||
| 5 | T13 | 15:29.33 q | 15:28.06 | ||||||||
| 6 | T12 | 16:04.03 q | 15:41.36 | ||||||||
| 7 | T12 | 15:28.21 Q | DNF | ||||||||
| 8 | T13 | 15:48.84 Q | DNF | ||||||||
| 9 | T12 | 15:53.22 q | DNF | ||||||||
| 10 | T12 | 16:03.55 q | DNF | ||||||||
| 11 | T13 | 16:11.31 | |||||||||
| 12 | T12 | 16:27.36 | |||||||||
| 13 | T13 | 16:54.95 | |||||||||
| 14 | T13 | 17:05.32 | |||||||||
| T12 | DNF | ||||||||||