 | ||
| 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 |
| 4×100 m relay | Universal relay | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The men's 5000 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships was held in Paris on 10 July 2023.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | Kenya Karasawa  Japan | 11:05.19 | Julio Agripino  Brazil | 15:07.21 | Yeltsin Jacques Brazil | 15:12.37 |
| T13 | Yassine Ouhdadi  Spain | 15:16.97 | Jaryd Clifford  Australia | 15:18.23 | Guillaume Ouellet  Canada | 15:22.85 |
| T54 | Marcel Hug  Switzerland | 9:35.78 | Prawat Wahoram  Thailand | 10:15.31 | Daniel Sidbury  United Kingdom | 10:15.44 |
The final took place on 10 July. [1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Kenya Karasawa | Japan | 15:05.19 | CR |
 | 1 | Júlio Agripino | Brazil | 15:07.21 | AR |
 | 7 | Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | 15:12.37 | PB |
| 4 | 6 | Shinya Wada | Japan | 15:26.95 | |
| 5 | 2 | Wilson Bii |  Kenya | 15:35.78 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Jimmy Caicedo |  Ecuador | 15:36.57 | PB |
| 7 | 5 | Erick Kiptoo Sang | Kenya | 16:06.32 | |
| 8 | 4 | Luis Sandoval |  Peru | 16:15.39 | SB |
The final took place on 10 July. [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Ouhdadi | Spain | 15:16.97 | |
| 7 | Jaryd Clifford | Australia | 15:18.23 | |
| 4 | Guillaume Ouellet | Canada | 15:22.85 | |
| 4 | 3 | Oussama Hmimsa |  Morocco | 15:25.51 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | John Lokedi | Kenya | 15:25.67 | |
| 6 | 5 | Alberto Suárez Laso | Spain | 15:29.75 | SB |
| 2 | Mikail Al |  Turkey | DNF |
The final took place on 10 July. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 9:35.78 | CR |
| 3 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 10:15.31 | |
| 1 | Daniel Sidbury | Great Britain | 10:15.44 | |
| 4 | 9 | Faisal Alrajehi |  Kuwait | 10:15.65 | |
| 5 | 10 | Putharet Khongrak | Thailand | 10:16.25 | |
| 6 | 6 | Julien Casoli |  France | 10:18.14 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kozo Kubo | Japan | 10:19.47 | |
| 8 | 4 | Thibault Daurat | France | 10:20.79 | |
| 9 | 2 | Badir Abbas Alhosani |  United Arab Emirates | 10:21.50 | |
| 10 | 8 | Samuel Rizzo | Australia | 10:25.36 |
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