1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk
# 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk

The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 5 March.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mikhail Shchennikov | Soviet Union | 18:27.10 | WR, CR |
| | Roman Mrázek | Czechoslovakia | 18:28.90 | PB |
| | Frants Kostyukevich | Soviet Union | 18:34.07 | PB |
| 4 | Sándor Urbanik | Hungary | 18:34.77 | NR |
| 5 | Giovanni De Benedictis | Italy | 18:40.87 | NR |
| 6 | Pavol Blažek | Czechoslovakia | 18:41.34 | PB |
| 7 | Simon Baker | Australia | 19:24.12 | PB |
| 8 | Andrew Jachno | Australia | 189:25.24 | PB |
| 9 | Jimmy McDonald | Ireland | 19:25.24 | NR |
| 10 | Alberto Cruz | Mexico | 20:18.99 | |
| 11 | Ignacio Zamudio | Mexico | 21:06.14 | |
| | José Urbano | Portugal | DQ | |
