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.
In the final, Dieter Baumann ran past a trio of African runners, finishing the last 100 meters in 11.9 seconds to take the gold.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.