Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time
1 1 Tom Nyariki Kenya 14:21.71
2 1 Daniel Komen Kenya 14:22.12
3 1 Keith Cullen England 14:22.24
4 1 Shaun Creighton Australia 14:23.28
5 1 Alan Bunce New Zealand 14:26.06
6 1 Reinhold Iita Namibia 14:30.65
7 1 Richard Mavuso South Africa 14:40.37
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
1 Abel Chimukoko Zimbabwe DNS
1 Jeff Schiebler Canada DNS
1 Lefu Sephooa Lesotho DNS
2 Richard Limo Kenya ? ? : ? ? . ? ?
2 Karl Keska England ? ? : ? ? . ? ?
2 Kristen Bowditch England ? ? : ? ? . ? ?
2 John Morapedi South Africa ? ? : ? ? . ? ?
2 Shadrack Hoff South Africa ? ? : ? ? . ? ?
2 2 Jason Bunston Canada 14:03.44
3 2 Lee Troop Australia 14:09.68
Results -- Heats
Qualification : First 5 of each heat ( Q ) and the next 5 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals . [ 1 ]
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 18-19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.