Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres
# Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 6 September 1959.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kevin Gilligan | Great Britain | 14:09.8 |
| | Saburo Yokomizo | Japan | 14:14.8 |
| | Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka | Czechoslovakia | 14:18.0 |
| 4 | Nikolay Golubenkov | Soviet Union | 14:23.6 |
| 5 | Marian Dobija | Poland | 14:31.4 |
| 6 | Pål Benum | Norway | 14:37.0 |
| 7 | Josef Sidler | Switzerland | 14:56.6 |
| 8 | János Pintér | Hungary | 14:56.6 |
| 9 | John Jackson | Great Britain | 15:03.8 |
| 10 | Albin Czech | Poland | 15:12.4 |
| 11 | Hans-Josef Güdelhöfer | West Germany | 15:14.6 |
| 12 | Marino Riva | Italy | 16:09.2 |
