2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 11 and August 14 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Heats
August 11, 2005

Heat 1

 * 1) 🇰🇪 Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenya 13:20.36 Q
 * 2) 🇪🇹 Tariku Bekele, Ethiopia 13:20.66 Q
 * 3) 🇰🇪 John Kibowen, Kenya 13:21.08 Q
 * 4) 🇪🇹 Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopia 13:21.20 Q
 * 5) 🇶🇦 James Kwalia C'Kurui, Qatar 13:21.36 q
 * 6) 🇪🇷 Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea 13:22.36 q
 * 7) 🇺🇬 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Uganda 13:22.44 q
 * 8) 🇺🇬 Wilson Busienei, Uganda 13:25.36 (SB)
 * 9) 🇪🇸 Alberto García, Spain 13:25.44
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Ian Dobson, United States 13:27.16
 * 11) 🇲🇦 Hicham Bellani, Morocco 13:29.44
 * 12) 🇲🇽 Alejandro Suárez, Mexico 13:31.63 (SB)
 * 13) 🇺🇦 Serhiy Lebid, Ukraine 13:43.50
 * 14) 🇨🇦 Reid Coolsaet, Canada 13:53.15
 * 15) 🇪🇸 Roberto García, Spain 13:59.50
 * 16) 🇺🇸 Ryan Hall, United States 13:59.86
 * 17) 🇵🇭 Eduardo Buenavista, Philippines 14:24.90
 * 18) 🇬🇮 Michael Sanchez, Gibraltar 15:34.82
 * 19)  Mohammed Mostafa, Palestine 15:37.04

Heat 2

 * 1) 🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya 13:12.86 Q
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Craig Mottram, Australia 13:12.93 Q
 * 3) 🇪🇹 Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia 13:13.04 Q (SB)
 * 4) 🇩🇿 Ali Saïdi-Sief, Algeria 13:13.50 Q (SB)
 * 5) 🇰🇪 Benjamin Limo, Kenya 13:14.30 q
 * 6) 🇹🇿 Fabiano Joseph Naasi, Tanzania 13:18.18 q (SB)
 * 7) 🇸🇦 Moukheld Al-Outaibi, Saudi Arabia 13:20.06 q
 * 8) 🇳🇴 Marius Bakken, Norway 13:22.00 q
 * 9) 🇧🇪 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgium 13:22.87
 * 10) 🇪🇷 Samson Kiflemariam, Eritrea 13:31.05 (SB)
 * 11) 🇶🇦 Essa Ismail Rashed, Qatar 13:31.73
 * 12) 🇺🇬 Moses Kipsiro, Uganda  13:32.25
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Tim Broe, United States 13:51.17
 * 14) 🇲🇲 Thiha Aung, Myanmar 14:33.69 (PB)
 * 15) 🇲🇼 Francis Khanje, Malawi 14:51.49 (PB)
 * 🇪🇸 Jesús España, Spain DQ
 * 🇲🇦 Mohammed Amyn, Morocco DNF
 * 🇲🇦 Abderrahim Goumri, Morocco DNF
 * 🇦🇹 Günther Weidlinger, Austria DNF

Final
August 14, 2005


 * 1) 🇰🇪 Benjamin Limo, Kenya 13:32.55
 * 2) 🇪🇹 Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia 13:32.81
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Craig Mottram, Australia 13:32.96
 * 4) 🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya 13:33.04
 * 5) 🇩🇿 Ali Saïdi-Sief, Algeria 13:33.25
 * 6) 🇰🇪 John Kibowen, Kenya 13:33.77
 * 7) 🇪🇹 Tariku Bekele, Ethiopia 13:34.76
 * 8) 🇪🇹 Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopia 13:34.98
 * 9) 🇸🇦 Moukheld Al-Outaibi, Saudi Arabia 13:35.29
 * 10) 🇰🇪 Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenya 13:37.10
 * 11) 🇺🇬 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Uganda 13:37.73
 * 12) 🇳🇴 Marius Bakken, Norway 13:38.63
 * 13) 🇶🇦 James Kwalia C'Kurui, Qatar 13:38.90
 * 14) 🇪🇷 Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea 13:40.27
 * 15) 🇹🇿 Fabiano Joseph Naasi, Tanzania 13:42.50