Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres
# Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 August.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Bill Dellinger | United States | 14:28.4 |
| | Osvaldo Suárez | Argentina | 14:28.5 |
| | Doug Kyle | Canada | 14:33.0 |
| 4 | Alfredo Tinoco | Mexico | 14:43.8 |
| 5 | George De Peana | British Guiana | 14:57.0 |
| 6 | Eligio Galicia | Mexico | ??:??.? |
| 7 | Domingo Amaizón | Argentina | 15:03.0 |
| 8 | Ricardo Vidal | Chile | ??:??.? |
| 9 | Guadelupe Jiménez | Mexico | ??:??.? |
| 10 | Luis Bocanegra | Argentina | ??:??.? |
| 11 | Lew Steiglitz | United States | ??:??.? |
| 12 | Jesús Queche | Guatemala | ??:??.? |
| | Max Truex | United States | DNF |
| | Ron Wallingford | Canada | DNF |
| | Henry Glyde | Canada | DNF |
