The men's 5000 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 4 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The winning margin was 0.05 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's 5,000 metres at these games.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Simon Bédard France
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Taiyo Yasuhara Japan
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Nursultan Keneshbekov Kyrgyzstan
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Results
editRound 1
editQualification: First 8 in each heat (Q) advance to final.[1]
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Simon Bédard | France |
14:14.10 | |
 |
Taiyo Yasuhara | Japan |
14:14.15 | |
 |
Nursultan Keneshbekov | Kyrgyzstan |
14:15.33 | SB |
| 4 | Shotaro Ishihara | Japan |
14:16.43 | |
| 5 | Said Ameri |  Algeria |
14:20.01 | |
| 6 | Omar Seraiche | Algeria |
14:21.13 | PB |
| 7 | Eemil Helander |  Finland |
14:21.80 | |
| 8 | Julien Rebeck | France |
14:22.33 | |
| 9 | Dismas Yeko |  Uganda |
14:23.14 | |
| 10 | Guillaume Cachelin |  Switzerland |
14:24.69 | |
| 11 | Abdurrahman Gediklioglu |  Turkey |
14:26.13 | |
| 12 | Matthew Forrester |  South Africa |
14:26.30 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Frey |  Austria |
14:29.48 | |
| 14 | Robi Syianturi |  Indonesia |
14:38.45 | |
| 15 | Chen Zhongping |  China |
15:07.41 | |
| 16 | Patrick James |  Tanzania |
15:19.30 |
References
edit- ^ "Men's 5000m Round 1" (PDF). 2021chengdu.com. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 5000m Final" (PDF). 2021chengdu.com. 6 August 2023.