The men's 5000 metres was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 12:35.36 Fontvieille, Monaco 14 August 2020 World lead 12:45.70 Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 12:35.36 Fontvieille, Monaco 14 August 2020 Asian record 12:45.70 Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2026 European record 12:44.27 Stockholm, Sweden 15 June 2025 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 12:44.09 Boston, United States 14 February 2025 Oceanian record 12:50.82 Oslo, Norway 10 June 2026 South American record 12:59.26 Paris, France 20 June 2025
Qualification For the 5000 metres, twelve athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 11 September at 20:12 (UTC+2). Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Jakob Ingebrigtsen 12:59.24 2 Cole Hocker 13:00.05 3 Parker Wolfe 13:00.13 4 Biniam Mehary 13:00.24 5 Nico Young 13:00.26 6 Grant Fisher 13:00.34 7 Graham Blanks 13:00.40 8 Egide Ntakarutimana 13:01.91 9 Ky Robinson 13:04.09 10 Jacob Krop 13:06.62 11 Cornelius Kemboi 13:07.68— Addisu Yihune
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