| 2004 African Championships in Athletics | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo on July 18.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terefe Maregu | 13:47.77 | |||
| Boniface Songok | 13:48.06 | |||
| Hillary Chenonge | 13:48.44 | |||
| 4 | Ali Abdosh | 13:49.93 | ||
| 5 | Ahmed Baday | 13:51.01 | ||
| 6 | Venant Nyabenda | 14:25.05 | ||
| 7 | Abdelhalim Zahraoui | 14:28.43 | ||
| 8 | Joaquim Francisco Chamane | 14:37.44 | ||
| 9 | Audace Niyongabo | 14:45.64 | ||
| 10 | Abdoulaye Abdelkerim | 15:11.63 | ||
| 11 | Alain Nkulu Ngoy | 15:27.15 | ||
| 12 | Elmi Kawrah | 16:08.56 | ||
| 12 | Hugues Kombila | 16:41.36 | ||
| Gouled Allaleh | DNF |