2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July.

Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event. • 🇨🇦 canada (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇩🇯 djibouti (1)

• 🇪🇷 eritrea (1)

• 🇪🇹 ethiopia (2)

• 🇫🇷 france (1)

• 🇬🇦 gabon (1)

• 🇮🇹 italy (2)

• 🇯🇵 japan (2)

• 🇰🇪 kenya (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇲🇦 morocco (2)

• 🇰🇷 south korea (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇺🇬 uganda (2)

• 🇺🇸 united states (2)