5 km, Men

Competition	1998 World Aquatics Championships
Venue	Perth AUS
Held	—
Status	Medal
Competitors	26
Countries	18

Pos	Athlete(s)	Country	Mark
🥇	Aleksey Akatyev	RUS	55:18.6
🥈	Ky Hurst	AUS	55:24.9
🥉	Luca Baldini	ITA	55:37.4
4	Yevgeny Bezruchenko	RUS	55:41.4
5	David Meca	ESP	55:42.7
6	Fabio Venturini	ITA	55:54.7
7	Igor Majcen	SLO	55:55.9
8	John Flanagan	USA	55:57.3
9	Carl Gordon	NZL	56:06.6
10	Dave Bates	AUS	56:08.3
11	Serghei Mariniuc	MDA	56:09.5
12	Sebastian Wiese	GER	56:22.5
13	Stéphane Lecat	FRA	56:37.0
13	Christof Wandratsch	GER	56:37.0
15	Austin Ramirez	USA	56:51.4
16	Nače Majčen	SLO	57:01.1
17	Alexandre Angelotti	BRA	57:25.7
18	Gareth Fowler	RSA	58:32.2
19	Manuel Colmenares	VEN	58:33.6
20	Ryan Coom	NZL	58:36.0
21	Simón Chocrón	VEN	58:50.8
22	Alberto Morejón	CUB	1-02:12.2
23	Trpimir Kutle	CRO	1-02:13.3
24	Takashi Sugisawa	JPN	1-02:15.5
25	Norbert Csendes	HUN	1-02:49.5
26	Anse Henry	ANT	1-39:49.2