The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.
Final
edit| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Moses Tanui (KEN)
|
27:38.74 |
|
Richard Chelimo (KEN)
|
27:39.41 |
|
 Khalid Skah (MAR)
|
27:41.74 |
| 4. | Thomas Osano (KEN)
|
27:53.66 |
| 5. |  Richard Nerurkar (GBR)
|
27:57.14 |
| 6. |  Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI)
|
28:00.03 |
| 7. |  Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA)
|
28:10.38 |
| 8. | Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)
|
28:12.77 |
| 9. |  Alejandro Gómez (ESP)
|
28:13.14 |
| 10. |  Koichi Morishita (JPN)
|
28:13.71 |
| 11. | Haruo Urata (JPN)
|
28:18.15 |
| 12. |  Stéphane Franke (GER)
|
28:20.00 |
| 13. |  Addis Abebe (ETH)
|
28:33.44 |
| 14. |  Marti ten Kate (NED)
|
28:33.49 |
| 15. | Eamonn Martin (GBR)
|
28:35.82 |
| 16. | Andy Bristow (GBR)
|
28:47.01 |
| 17. |  Aaron Ramirez (USA)
|
28:47.56 |
| 18. |  Fernando Couto (POR)
|
28:48.05 |
| 19. | Katsumi Ikeda (JPN)
|
28:50.25 |
| 20. |  Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
|
28:52.41 |
Qualifying heats
edit- Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khalid Skah (MAR)
|
28:23.28 |
| 2. | Eamonn Martin (GBR)
|
28:23.42 |
| 3. | Thomas Osano (KEN)
|
28:23.56 |
| 4. | Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA)
|
28:23.75 |
| 5. | Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI)
|
28:23.80 |
| 6. | Aaron Ramirez (USA)
|
28:24.52 |
| 7. | Haruo Urata (JPN)
|
28:24.70 |
| 8. | Moses Tanui (KEN)
|
28:25.52 |
| 9. | Stéphane Franke (GER)
|
28:30.13 |
| 10. | Koichi Morishita (JPN)
|
28:34.29 |
| 11. |  Geraldo Francisco de Assis (BRA)
|
28:51.25 |
| 12. | Antonio Prieto (ESP)
|
28:57.28 |
| 13. |  Carey Nelson (CAN)
|
29:07.27 |
| 14. |  John Mwathiwa (MAW)
|
30:31.43 |
| 15. |  Tsuluunbaatar Ariunsaikhan (MGL)
|
30:50.77 |
| 16. |  Gerard de Gaetano (MLT)
|
31:03.21 |
| 17. |  Elonga Lucas Eningo (GEQ)
|
35:31.57 |
| — |  John Halvorsen (NOR)
|
DNF |
| — |  Antonio Silio (ARG)
|
DNF |
| — |  Arturo Barrios (MEX)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Addis Abebe (ETH)
|
28:23.77 |
| 2. | Richard Chelimo (KEN)
|
28:23.79 |
| 3. | Richard Nerurkar (GBR)
|
28:24.03 |
| 4. | Katsumi Ikeda (JPN)
|
28:26.14 |
| 5. | Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)
|
28:26.54 |
| 6. | Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
|
28:26.72 |
| 7. | Fernando Couto (POR)
|
28:27.56 |
| 8. | Alejandro Gómez (ESP)
|
28:29.37 |
| 9. | Marti ten Kate (NED)
|
28:31.66 |
| 10. | Andy Bristow (GBR)
|
28:41.60 |
| 11. | Steve Plasencia (USA)
|
28:47.13 |
| 12. | Jesús Herrera (MEX)
|
28:59.22 |
| 13. |  Vincent Rousseau (BEL)
|
28:59.34 |
| 14. |  Zoltán Káldy (HUN)
|
29:00.89 |
| 15. | José Manuel Albentosa (ESP)
|
29:20.92 |
| 16. |  Ahmed Al-Hamshani (JOR)
|
31:13.52 |
| — |  Manny Lolin (MAS)
|
DNF |
| — |  Silvio Guerra (ECU)
|
DNS |
| — |  Miguel Angel Vargas (CRC)
|
DNS |
| — |  Manuel Moreno (CPV)
|
DNS |