title: Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 19 December at the Thammasat Stadium.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 19 December 1998 | 15:40 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNF — Did not finish
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) | 13:55.79 |
  | | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama (QAT) | 13:56.65 |
  | | Baek Seung-do (KOR) | 13:57.11 |
  | 4 | Gulab Chand (IND) | 13:59.20 |
  | 5 | Jun Hiratsuka (JPN) | 14:03.62 |
  | 6 | Xia Fengyuan (CHN) | 14:15.89 |
  | 7 | Seiji Kushibe (JPN) | 14:19.45 |
  | 8 | Bahadur Prasad (IND) | 14:48.85 |
  | 9 | Boonchu Chandecha (THA) | 14:57.92 |
  | 10 | Gyan Bahadur Bohara (NEP) | 14:57.98 |
  | 11 | Bishnu Bahadur Rana (NEP) | 15:03.64 |
  | 12 | Md Elias Uddin (BAN) | 15:34.97 |
  | 13 | Mohamed Abu-Haseera (PLE) | 16:02.89 |
  | — | Fayad Bakour (SYR) | DNF |
  