5,000 m, Men

Competition	1997 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships
Venue	Warszawa POL
Held	7 March 1997
Status	Medal
Competitors	16
Countries	8

Pos	Athlete(s)	Country	Mark
🥇	Rintje Ritsma	NED	7:02.34
🥈	Gianni Romme	NED	7:03.22
🥉	Frank Dittrich	GER	7:12.12
4	Bart Veldkamp	BEL	7:13.07
5	Lasse Sætre	NOR	7:14.16
6	Keiji Shirahata	JPN	7:14.85
7	Vadim Sayutin	RUS	7:15.56
8	KC Boutiette	USA	7:15.65
9	Ids Postma	NED	7:16.24
10	Martin Feigenwinter	SUI	7:17.83
11	Anatoly Krasheninin	RUS	7:20.47
12	Kjell Storelid	NOR	7:21.67
13	Dave Tamburrino	USA	7:22.04
14	Andrey Krivosheyev	RUS	7:25.11
15	Uwe Tonat	GER	7:25.66
16	Hiroyuki Noake	JPN	7:32.14