2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Mark Kiptoo Kenya |
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| Silver | Jonathan Maiyo Kenya |
| Bronze | Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
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| African record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| Championship record | Simon Chemoiywo (KEN) | 13:09.68 | Durban, South Africa | 27 June 1993 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 1 July 2012 | 16:55 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Mark Kiptoo | Kenya | 13:22.38 |
| | Jonathan Maiyo | Kenya | 13:22.89 |
| | Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo | Kenya | 13:24.67 |
| 4 | Tolossa Gedefa | Ethiopia | 13:33.96 |
| 5 | Olivier Irabaruta | Burundi | 13:43.03 |
| 6 | Vianney Ndiho | Burundi | 13:51.96 |
| 7 | Elroy Gelant | South Africa | 13:54.93 |
| 8 | Ytaya Atnafu | Ethiopia | 13:58.69 |
| 9 | Tiruneh Biresaw | Ethiopia | 13:59.16 |
| 10 | Cyriaqu Ndayikengurukiye | Rwanda | 13:59.94 |
| 11 | Abdelghani Bensaadi | Algeria | 14:10.90 |
| 12 | Gladwin Mzazi | South Africa | 14:19.49 |
| 13 | Geoffrey Kusuro | Uganda | 14:22.96 |
| 14 | Ibrahim Ismael | Djibouti | 14:36.31 |
| 15 | Nikabou Dalouba | Togo | 15:05.88 |
| 16 | Mahamane Tassiau Ganda | Niger | 15:10.10 |
| 17 | Mohamed Tabe Bio | Benin | 15:19.69 |
| 18 | Salah Abd Hamid | Libya | 15:31.33 |
| 19 | Abderahim Omar | Libya | 15:34.52 |
| | Abdenacer Fathi | Morocco | DNF |
| | Dawit Wedeslasie | Eritrea | DNS |
| | Seth Nyamaa-Boadi | Ghana | DNS |
| | Damien Chopa | Tanzania | DNS |
