The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 March.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mikhail Shchennikov |  Soviet Union |
18:27.79 | WR, CR |
 |
Jozef Pribilinec |  Czechoslovakia |
18:27.80 | NR |
 |
Ernesto Canto |  Mexico |
18:38.71 | AR |
| 4 | Roman Mrázek | Czechoslovakia |
18:47.95 | PB |
| 5 | David Smith |  Australia |
18:52.20 | AR |
| 6 | Sándor Urbanik |  Hungary |
19:06.19 | |
| 7 | Walter Arena |  Italy |
19:08.20 | PB |
| 8 | Tim Lewis |  United States |
19:18.40 | NR |
| 9 | Erling Andersen |  Norway |
19:26.18 | |
| 10 | Bo Gustafsson | Norway |
19:27.43 | PB |
| 11 | Marcelino Colín | Mexico |
19:45.19 | PB |
| 12 | Zdzisław Szlapkin |  Poland |
19:46.67 | |
| 13 | Carlo Mattioli | Italy |
19:59.47 | |
| 14 | Ray Sharp | United States |
20:13.19 | |
| 15 | Andrew Jachno | Australia |
20:19.74 | |
| 16 | Christos Karagiorgos |  Greece |
20:26.54 | |
| 17 | Hirofumi Sakai |  Japan |
21:10.01 | AR |