2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
| Events at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kenenisa Bekele | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 14:03.41 | |
 | Mike Kigen |  Kenya | 14:05.12 | |
 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |  Uganda | 14:05.20 | |
| 4 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 14:06.21 | |
| 5 | Josphat Kiprono Menjo | Kenya | 14:07.39 | |
| 6 | Ali Abdosh | Ethiopia | 14:07.40 | |
| 7 | Ahmed Baday |  Morocco | 14:09.60 | |
| 8 | Khoudir Aggoune |  Algeria | 14:10.06 | |
| 9 | Damian Paul Chopa |  Tanzania | 14:11.27 | |
| 10 | Audace Baguma |  Burundi | 14:11.81 | |
| 11 | Boy Soke |  South Africa | 14:13.98 | |
| 12 | Benny Degoto Gloum |  Central African Republic | 15:22.76 |
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