Results for West Germany in 5,000 metres, Men

Olympic and Intercalated results only.

Games	Athlete/Team	Placement
1968 Summer Olympics	Werner Girke	11 h2 r1/2
	Harald Norpoth	AC r2/2
1972 Summer Olympics	Harald Norpoth	6
	Wolfgang Riesinger	9 h4 r1/2
	Jürgen May	9 h5 r1/2
1976 Summer Olympics	Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand	3	Bronze
	Detlef Uhlemann	10
1984 Summer Olympics	Uwe Mönkemeyer	AC h1 r2/3
	Christoph Herle	AC h2 r2/3
1988 Summer Olympics	Dieter Baumann	2	Silver