2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 5000 metres
# 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19 August.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships :

| World U20 Record | Selemon Barega (ETH) | 12:43.02 | Brussels, Belgium | 31 August 2018 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Record | Abreham Cherkos (ETH) | 13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 |
| World U20 Leading | Addisu Yihune (ETH) | 12:58.99 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8 June 2021 |

## Results

The final was held on 19 August at 17:10.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Benson Kiplangat | Kenya | 13:20.37 | PB |
| | Tadese Worku | Ethiopia | 13:20.65 | |
| | Levy Kibet | Kenya | 13:26.01 | PB |
| 4 | Addisu Yihune | Ethiopia | 13:32.76 | |
| 5 | Merhawi Mebrahtu | Eritrea | 13:40.63 | PB |
| 6 | Habtom Samuel | Eritrea | 13:45.65 | |
| 7 | Rodgers Kibet | Uganda | 13:57.97 | |
| 8 | Ajan Jacob Chol | South Sudan | 14:14.37 | |
| 9 | Martin Magengo Kiprotich | Uganda | 14:15.62 | |
| 10 | Jean Marie Bukuru | Burundi | 14:28.55 | |
