1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 5,000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987.Medalists
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
Final
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | | 13:28.63 |
| 2. | | 13:28.68 |
| 3. | | 13:28.79 |
| 4. | | 13:28.86 |
| 5. | | 13:28.92 |
| 6. | | 13:29.06 |
| 7. | | 13:29.74 |
| 8. | | 13:30.16 |
| 9. | | 13:33.07 |
| 10. | | 13:35.69 |
| 11. | | 13:40.46 |
| 12. | | 13:42.57 |
| 13. | | 13:46.29 |
| 14. | | 13:52.59 |
| 15. | | 14:08.72 |
| 16. | | 14:59.32 |
| — | | DNS |
| — | | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | | 13:22.68 CR |
| 2. | | 13:23.12 |
| 3. | | 13:24.07 |
| 4. | | 13:24.42 |
| 5. | | 13:24.56 |
| 6. | | 13:28.68 |
| 7. | | 13:28.89 |
| 8. | | 13:29.20 |
| 9. | | 13:31.06 |
| 10. | | 13:32.73 |
| 11. | | 13:34.68 |
| 12. | | 13:38.97 |
| 13. | | 13:59.68 |
| 14. | | 14:01.02 |
| 15. | | 14:39.68 |
| 16. | | 14:50.39 |
| 17. | | 15:42.10 |
| 18. | | 16:16.41 |
