| Men's 5000 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alau Ice Palace | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 January 2011 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10000 m | men | |
| Mass start | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
The Men's 5000 metres event was held on 31 January. 10 athletes participated. [1] [2]
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 31 January 2011 | 16:10 | Final |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Sven Kramer (NED) | 6:03.32 | Calgary, Canada | 17 November 2007 |
| Games Record |  Hiroki Hirako (JPN) | 6:39.71 | Changchun, China | 29 January 2007 |
| Rank | Pair | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 |  Lee Seung-hoon (KOR) | 6:25.56 | GR |
 | 2 |  Dmitriy Babenko (KAZ) | 6:28.40 | |
 | 3 | Hiroki Hirako (JPN) | 6:33.66 | |
| 4 | 4 | Artem Beloussov (KAZ) | 6:35.35 | |
| 5 | 4 | Ko Byung-wook (KOR) | 6:36.71 | |
| 6 | 3 |  Sun Longjiang (CHN) | 6:41.70 | |
| 7 | 5 | Gao Xuefeng (CHN) | 6:53.03 | |
| 8 | 2 | Shota Nakamura (JPN) | 6:55.36 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Galbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 7:21.11 | |
| — | 1 | Galbaataryn Belgutei (MGL) | DSQ |
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