Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres

Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
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 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 18–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Daniel Komen  Kenya	Tom Nyariki  Kenya	Richard Limo  Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tom Nyariki	Kenya	14:21.71	Q
2	1	Daniel Komen	Kenya	14:22.12	Q
3	1	Keith Cullen	England	14:22.24	Q
4	1	Shaun Creighton	Australia	14:23.28	Q
5	1	Alan Bunce	New Zealand	14:26.06	Q
6	1	Reinhold Iita	Namibia	14:30.65	q
7	1	Richard Mavuso	South Africa	14:40.37	q
8	1	Ian Gillespie	Scotland	14:50.34
9	1	Munusamy Ramachandran	Malaysia	14:57.42
10	1	Chris Votu	Solomon Islands	16:22.82
13	1	Abel Chimukoko	Zimbabwe	DNS
13	1	Jeff Schiebler	Canada	DNS
13	1	Lefu Sephooa	Lesotho	DNS
1	2	Richard Limo	Kenya	??:??.??
1	2	Karl Keska	England	??:??.??
1	2	Kristen Bowditch	England	??:??.??
1	2	John Morapedi	South Africa	??:??.??
1	2	Shadrack Hoff	South Africa	??:??.??
2	2	Jason Bunston	Canada	14:03.44	Q
3	2	Lee Troop	Australia	14:09.68	[2]
5	2	Godfrey Nyombi	Uganda	14:10.43	Q
9	2	Kabo Gabaseme	Botswana	14:40.52
10	2	Francis Munthali	Malawi	14:42.33
11	2	Simon Labiche	Seychelles	14:50.63
12	2	Ian Carswell	Canada	14:53.78

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Daniel Komen	Kenya	13:22.57
	Tom Nyariki	Kenya	13:28.09
	Richard Limo	Kenya	13:37.42
4	Karl Keska	England	13:40.24
5	Keith Cullen	England	13:44.69
6	Lee Troop	Australia	13:56.32
7	Kristen Bowditch	England	14:02.36
8	Alan Bunce	New Zealand	14:02.98
9	John Morapedi	South Africa	14:06.47
10	Shadrack Hoff	South Africa	14:19.35
11	Richard Mavuso	South Africa	14:28.96
12	Jason Bunston	Canada	DNF
12	Reinhold Iita	Namibia	DNF
12	Godfrey Nyombi	Uganda	DNF
13	Shaun Creighton	Australia	DNS

References

1. Heat 1 results, Overall results
2. Australian 1998 Almanac
3. Final results