The men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 17 and 19 September. [1] [2]
| Gold | Haile Gebrselassie |
| Silver | Ismael Kirui |
| Bronze | Hicham El-Guerrouj |
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haile Gebrselassie | 13:36.06 | |||
| Ismael Kirui | 13:36.11 | |||
| Hicham El-Guerrouj | 13:46.79 | |||
| 4 | Kazuhiro Kawauchi | 13:48.51 | ||
| 5 | Francis Nade | 13:52.80 | ||
| 6 | Shadrack Hoff | 13:56.15 | ||
| 7 | Meta Petro | 13:57.36 | ||
| 8 | Gerbaba Eticha | 13:57.38 | ||
| 9 | Miroslav Vanko | 14:00.24 | ||
| 10 | Simon Morolong | 14:04.96 | ||
| 11 | Wener Kashayev | 14:05.95 | ||
| 12 | Emerson Bem | 14:08.36 | ||
| 13 | Charles Tangus | 14:08.85 | ||
| 14 | Davide Raineri | 14:08.97 | ||
| 15 | Spencer Barden | 14:26.23 |
17 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haile Gebrselassie | 14:00.10 | Q | |
| 2 | Charles Tangus | 14:00.61 | Q | |
| 3 | Kazuhiro Kawauchi | 14:01.65 | Q | |
| 4 | Shadrack Hoff | 14:02.97 | Q | |
| 5 | Hicham El-Guerrouj | 14:03.93 | Q | |
| 6 | Francis Nade | 14:04.51 | q | |
| 7 | Wener Kashayev | 14:05.21 | q | |
| 8 | Karl Rasmussen | 14:15.91 | ||
| 9 | Juan Luis Gómez | 14:17.02 | ||
| 10 | António Rebelo | 14:24.28 | ||
| 11 | Tarek Zoghmar | 14:28.87 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismael Kirui | 13:52.19 | Q | |
| 2 | Meta Petro | 13:54.02 | Q | |
| 3 | Simon Morolong | 13:59.30 | Q | |
| 4 | Emerson Bem | 13:59.78 | Q | |
| 5 | Miroslav Vanko | 14:00.56 | Q | |
| 6 | Gerbaba Eticha | 14:02.77 | q | |
| 7 | Spencer Barden | 14:06.33 | q | |
| 8 | Davide Raineri | 14:11.42 | q | |
| 9 | Daisuke Isomatsu | 14:12.89 | ||
| 10 | Arnaud Crepieux | 14:58.59 | ||
| 11 | Raul Silva | 15:15.97 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.