The men's 5000 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 19–21 August.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Andy Vernon Great Britain
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Evgeny Rybakov Russia
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Stefano La Rosa Italy
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Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Andy Vernon | Great Britain |
14:00.06 | |
 |
Evgeny Rybakov | Russia |
14:00.60 | |
 |
Stefano La Rosa | Italy |
14:02.95 | |
| 4 | Tiidrek Nurme |  Estonia |
14:05.03 | |
| 5 | Andrey Safronov | Russia |
14:08.07 | |
| 6 | Hugo Beamish |  New Zealand |
14:08.72 | SB |
| 7 | Mohammed Meftahelkhair |  Morocco |
14:08.89 | |
| 8 | Tariq Ahmed Alamri |  Saudi Arabia |
14:11.06 | |
| 9 | Joseph Chebet |  Uganda |
14:14.02 | |
| 10 | Víctor Aravena |  Chile |
14:16.50 | |
| 11 | Tshamano Setone |  South Africa |
14:19.31 | |
| 12 | Diego Borrego |  Mexico |
14:19.82 | |
| 13 | Tian Huadong |  China |
14:20.30 | |
| 14 | Ikuto Yufu |  Japan |
14:38.29 | |
| 15 | Ben Toroitich Kiplagat | Uganda |
DNF |