Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others.

Running last in a lead pack of four coming off the final turn, Dieter Baumann simply ran past the trio of African runners to take the gold.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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