These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats.

The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others.

[1] In the final, Dieter Baumann ran past a trio of African runners, finishing the last 100 meters in 11.9 seconds[2] to take the gold.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.