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
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
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	Note
	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

References

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