The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August. [1] [2]
| Gold | Million Wolde |
| Silver | Kipchumba Mitei |
| Bronze | Reuben Kamzee |
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Wolde | 13:47.49 | |||
| Kipchumba Mitei | 13:49.60 | |||
| Reuben Kamzee | 13:51.22 | |||
| 4 | Mark Thompson | 14:06.24 | ||
| 5 | Haylu Mekonnen | 14:06.30 | ||
| 6 | Yuji Ibi | 14:06.63 | ||
| 7 | Driss Benismail | 14:06.83 | ||
| 8 | Bonaventure Niyonizigiye | 14:07.65 | ||
| 9 | Dmitriy Baranovskiy | 14:07.77 | ||
| 10 | Audace Niyongabo | 14:09.64 | ||
| 11 | Vincent Kuotane | 14:15.90 | ||
| 12 | Obed Mutanya | 14:19.50 | ||
| 13 | Sam Haughian | 14:32.66 | ||
| 14 | Takhir Mamashayev | 14:34.32 | ||
| Ahmed Baday | DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Million Wolde | 14:07.50 | Q | |
| 2 | Reuben Kamzee | 14:07.61 | Q | |
| 3 | Bonaventure Niyonizigiye | 14:07.80 | Q | |
| 4 | Driss Benismail | 14:09.12 | Q | |
| 5 | Yuji Ibi | 14:09.24 | Q | |
| 6 | Dmitriy Baranovskiy | 14:09.57 | q | |
| 7 | Mark Thompson | 14:22.47 | q | |
| 8 | Takhir Mamashayev | 14:27.13 | q | |
| 9 | Vincent Kuotane | 14:27.95 | q | |
| 10 | Koen Raymaekers | 14:28.94 | ||
| 11 | Mikola Mestechkin | 14:54.74 | ||
| 12 | Rashid Taimu | 14:56.82 | ||
| 13 | Michael May | 15:08.92 | ||
| 14 | Adrian Blincoe | 15:30.97 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haylu Mekonnen | 14:25.00 | Q | |
| 2 | Kipchumba Mitei | 14:25.14 | Q | |
| 3 | Obed Mutanya | 14:26.62 | Q | |
| 4 | Sam Haughian | 14:27.05 | Q | |
| 5 | Audace Niyongabo | 14:27.62 | q | |
| 6 | Ryan Andrus | 14:28.54 | ||
| 7 | George Mofokeng | 14:56.98 | ||
| 8 | Mattia Maccagnan | 15:01.91 | ||
| 9 | Siphesihle Mdluli | 15:07.43 | ||
| 10 | Shinichi Shibata | 15:10.32 | ||
| 11 | Kabirou Dan Mallam | 15:15.29 | ||
| 12 | Vishwananth Sukmongal | 15:44.96 | ||
| Ahmed Baday | DQ | IAAF rule 141 Q |
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.