Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres
# Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 19 December at the Thammasat Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 19 December 1998 | 15:40 | Final |

## Results

### Legend

* DNF — Did not finish

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) | 13:55.79 |
| | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama (QAT) | 13:56.65 |
| | Baek Seung-do (KOR) | 13:57.11 |
| 4 | Gulab Chand (IND) | 13:59.20 |
| 5 | Jun Hiratsuka (JPN) | 14:03.62 |
| 6 | Xia Fengyuan (CHN) | 14:15.89 |
| 7 | Seiji Kushibe (JPN) | 14:19.45 |
| 8 | Bahadur Prasad (IND) | 14:48.85 |
| 9 | Boonchu Chandecha (THA) | 14:57.92 |
| 10 | Gyan Bahadur Bohara (NEP) | 14:57.98 |
| 11 | Bishnu Bahadur Rana (NEP) | 15:03.64 |
| 12 | Md Elias Uddin (BAN) | 15:34.97 |
| 13 | Mohamed Abu-Haseera (PLE) | 16:02.89 |
| — | Fayad Bakour (SYR) | DNF |
