| Event: | Men's 5000 metres speed skating |
| Games: | 1932 Winter |
| Venue: | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink |
| Date: | 4 February 1932 |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Win Value: | 9:40.8 |
| Gold: | Irving Jaffee |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Eddie Murphy |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Willy Logan |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1928 |
| Next: | 1936 |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 4, 1932. Eighteen speed skaters from six nations competed. Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:21.6(*) |  Ivar Ballangrud | Davos (SUI) | January 11, 1930 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:39.0 |  Clas Thunberg | Chamonix (FRA) | January 26, 1924 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Heat 1
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Name | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
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| 1 | 9:52.0 | Q | |||||
| 2 | Q | ||||||
| 3 | Q | ||||||
| 4 | Q | ||||||
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| – | DNF | ||||||
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Heat 2
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Name | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
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| 1 | 10:01.4 | Q | |||||
| 2 | Q | ||||||
| 3 | Q | ||||||
| 4 | Q | ||||||
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| – | DNF | ||||||
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| DNF |
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Name | width=90 | Time |
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| 1 | 9:40.8 | ||||
| 2 | 2 m behind | ||||
| 3 | 4 m behind | ||||
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