The men's 5000 metres event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 24 July.
| Gold | David Kiprotich Bett | |
| Silver | John Kipkoech | |
| Bronze | Aziz Lahbabi |
24 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13:23.76 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:26.03 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:28.92 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:36.59 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:42.10 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 13:54.24 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:54.33 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 13:59.66 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:04.99 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:09.11 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:16.08 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:31.70 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:55.12 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:03.13 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 15:07.36 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:50.44 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.