| Event: | Men's 5000 metres speed skating |
| Games: | 1948 Winter |
| Venue: | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink |
| Date: | 1 February 1948 |
| Competitors: | 40 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 8:29.4 |
| Gold: | Reidar Liaklev |
| Goldnoc: | NOR |
| Silver: | Odd Lundberg |
| Silvernoc: | NOR |
| Bronze: | Göthe Hedlund |
| Bronzenoc: | SWE |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 1 February 1948. Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:13.7(*) |  Åke Seyffarth | Davos (SUI) | 3 February 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:19.6 |  Ivar Ballangrud | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 February 1936 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
| Place | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:29.4 | ||
| 2 | 8:32.7 | ||
| 3 | 8:34.8 | ||
| 4 | 8:34.9 | ||
| 5 | 8:36.2 | ||
| 6 | 8:37.3 | ||
| 7 | 8:37.9 | ||
| 8 | 8:40.7 | ||
| 9 | 8:45.0 | ||
| 10 | 8:45.2 | ||
| 11 | 8:45.6 | ||
| 12 | 8:46.4 | ||
| 13 | 8:46.9 | ||
| 14 | 8:47.2 | ||
| 15 | 8:53.0 | ||
| 16 | 8:53.8 | ||
| 17 | 8:54.4 | ||
| 18 | 8:56.0 | ||
| 19 | 8:56.6 | ||
| 20 | 8:57.6 | ||
| 21 | 8:58.4 | ||
| 22 | 8:58.9 | ||
| 23 | 9:03.0 | ||
| 24 | 9:05.0 | ||
| 25 | 9:05.4 | ||
| 26 | 9:06.2 | ||
| 27 | 9:10.4 | ||
| 28 | 9:18.2 | ||
| 29 | 9:18.6 | ||
| 30 | 9:20.3 | ||
| 31 | 9:21.3 | ||
| 32 | 9:22.2 | ||
| 33 | 9:28.6 | ||
| 34 | 9:29.3 | ||
| 35 | 9:30.2 | ||
| 36 | 9:32.3 | ||
| 37 | 9:36.3 | ||
| 38 | 9:36.7 | ||
| 39 | 9:40.6 | ||
| – | DNF |