The men's 5000 metres event at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Incheon, South Korea on September 4.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
James Kwalia |  Qatar |
14:08.56 | |
 |
Daham Najim Bashir | Qatar |
14:15.92 | PB |
 |
Wu Wen-Chien |  Chinese Taipei |
14:32.43 | |
| 4 | Tomohiro Seto |  Japan |
14:32.77 | |
| 5 | Srisung Boonthung |  Thailand |
14:32.85 | |
| 6 | Takashi Maeda | Japan |
14:33.18 | |
| 7 | Denis Bagrev |  Kyrgyzstan |
14:34.69 | |
| 8 | Ajmal Amirov |  Tajikistan |
14:43.29 | SB |
| 9 | Huh Jang-Kyu |  South Korea |
14:46.55 | |
| 10 | Eum Hyo-Suk | South Korea |
14:55.61 | |
| 11 | Kim Myong Jin |  North Korea |
15:08.61 | PB |
| 12 | Sotyvoldy Khaitov | Tajikistan |
15:22.41 | PB |
| 13 | Hem Bunting |  Cambodia |
15:41.30 | SB |
| 14 | Saysana Bannavong |  Laos |
15:43.39 | PB |
| 15 | Calisto da Costa |  Timor-Leste |
16:28.17 | PB |
| 16 | Ieong Chio Wa |  Macau |
16:50.51 | PB |