The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 10 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mikhail Shchennikov Soviet Union
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Giovanni De Benedictis Italy
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Frants Kostyukevich Soviet Union
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Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Miguel Ángel Prieto |  Spain |
19:46.02 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Frants Kostyukevich | Soviet Union |
19:46.27 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Igor Kollár |  Czechoslovakia |
19:46.52 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ronald Weigel |  Germany |
19:48.79 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Giovanni De Benedictis | Italy |
19:54.26 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Sándor Urbanik |  Hungary |
19:56.44 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Mikhail Shchennikov | Soviet Union |
19:56.50 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Valentí Massana | Spain |
19:57.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Bernd Gummelt | Germany |
19:57.59 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Jimmy McDonald |  Ireland |
20:04.11 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Andrew Jachno |  Australia |
20:06.83 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Jefferson Pérez |  Ecuador |
20:19.91 | Q, AR |
| 1 | Nicholas A'Hern | Australia |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Andrew Drake |  Great Britain |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Lyubomir Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Stefan Johansson |  Sweden |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Nassir Hasnaoui |  Morocco |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Roman Mrázek | Czechoslovakia |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Ostrovskiy |  Israel |
DQ | ||
| 2 | José Urbano |  Portugal |
DQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mikhail Shchennikov | Soviet Union |
18:23.55 | WR |
 |
Giovanni De Benedictis | Italy |
18:23.60 | NR |
 |
Frants Kostyukevich | Soviet Union |
18:47.05 | |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Prieto | Spain |
18:53.83 | NR |
| 5 | Valentí Massana | Spain |
19:08.79 | |
| 6 | Sándor Urbanik | Hungary |
19:11.85 | |
| 7 | Bernd Gummelt | Germany |
19:21.97 | |
| 8 | Jimmy McDonald | Ireland |
19:24.91 | NR |
| 9 | Ronald Weigel | Germany |
19:34.86 | |
| 10 | Jefferson Pérez | Ecuador |
20:20.05 | |
| Andrew Jachno | Australia |
DQ | ||
| Igor Kollár | Czechoslovakia |
DQ |