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.{{cite journal |title=Resultados Universiada - 1959 |journal=Atletismo |volume=November 1959 |page=10 |url=https://www.rfea.es/aeea/Boletin_Atletismo_FCA/boletin_atletismoFCA_1959_185.pdf |access-date=4 March 2021 |language=Spanish}}[https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1959&CID=12979836 Results] at Tilastopaja{{cite news |last=García|first=Gerardo|title=Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1959/09/07/pagina-12/643084/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen |access-date=26 February 2021 |agency=Mundo Deportivo |date=7 September 1959 |page=6 |language=Spanish}}

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{Gold01}}	align=left\| Kevin Gilligan	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	14:09.8
{{Silver02}}	align=left\| Saburo Yokomizo	align=left\| {{JPN}}	14:14.8
{{Bronze03}}	align=left\| Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka	align=left\| {{TCH}}	14:18.0
{{sort\|04\|4}}	align=left\| Nikolay Golubenkov	align=left\| {{URS}}	14:23.6
{{sort\|05\|5}}	align=left\| Marian Dobija	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	14:31.4
{{sort\|06\|6}}	align=left\| Pål Benum	align=left\| {{NOR}}	14:37.0
{{sort\|07\|7}}	align=left\| Josef Sidler	align=left\| {{SUI}}	14:56.6
{{sort\|08\|8}}	align=left\| János Pintér	align=left\| {{HUN}}	14:56.6
{{sort\|09\|9}}	align=left\| John Jackson	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	15:03.8
10	align=left\| Albin Czech	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	15:12.4
11	align=left\| Hans-Josef Güdelhöfer	align=left\| {{FRG}}	15:14.6
12	align=left\| Marino Riva	align=left\| {{ITA}}	16:09.2	{{cite news \|first=Gigi\|last=Boccacini\|title=L'Universiade si è chiusa con un record italiano \|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,5/articleid,0070_02_1959_0212_0005_16503356/ \|agency=La Stampa \|access-date=26 February 2021 \|date=7 September 1959 \|page=24 \|language=Italian}}

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1959

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{Gold01}}	align=left\| Kevin Gilligan	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	14:09.8
{{Silver02}}	align=left\| Saburo Yokomizo	align=left\| {{JPN}}	14:14.8
{{Bronze03}}	align=left\| Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka	align=left\| {{TCH}}	14:18.0
{{sort\|04\|4}}	align=left\| Nikolay Golubenkov	align=left\| {{URS}}	14:23.6
{{sort\|05\|5}}	align=left\| Marian Dobija	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	14:31.4
{{sort\|06\|6}}	align=left\| Pål Benum	align=left\| {{NOR}}	14:37.0
{{sort\|07\|7}}	align=left\| Josef Sidler	align=left\| {{SUI}}	14:56.6
{{sort\|08\|8}}	align=left\| János Pintér	align=left\| {{HUN}}	14:56.6
{{sort\|09\|9}}	align=left\| John Jackson	align=left\| {{GBR2}}	15:03.8
10	align=left\| Albin Czech	align=left\| {{flag\|Poland\|1928}}	15:12.4
11	align=left\| Hans-Josef Güdelhöfer	align=left\| {{FRG}}	15:14.6
12	align=left\| Marino Riva	align=left\| {{ITA}}	16:09.2	{{cite news \|first=Gigi\|last=Boccacini\|title=L'Universiade si è chiusa con un record italiano \|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,5/articleid,0070_02_1959_0212_0005_16503356/ \|agency=La Stampa \|access-date=26 February 2021 \|date=7 September 1959 \|page=24 \|language=Italian}}