Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The winning margin was 4.98 seconds.

The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 (A standard) and 13:28.00 (B standard).

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was:

Heat 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the Final.

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Final
23 August 2008 - 20:10