The men's 5000 metres event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 10–12 July.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Halil Akkaş | Bayron Piedra | Elroy Gelant |
Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 13:54.77 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 13:55.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 13:55.85 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 13:57.05 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 13:57.27 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 13:58.65 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 13:58.78 | Q, SB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 13:59.26 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 13:59.35 | Q, PB | |||
| 10 | 1 | 13:59.49 | Q, PB | |||
| 11 | 1 | 13:59.58 | q, SB | |||
| 12 | 2 | 14:00.22 | q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 14:01.42 | q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 14:04.50 | q, SB | |||
| 15 | 1 | 14:04.99 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 14:08.31 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 14:09.67 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 14:17.97 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 14:20.99 | PB | |||
| 20 | 1 | 14:26.19 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 14:41.00 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 14:49.60 | PB | |||
| 23 | 1 | 14:57.77 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 16:18.38 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 14:06.96 | |||||
| 14:07.11 | |||||
| 14:07.97 | |||||
| 14:09.17 | |||||
| 14:09.29 | |||||
| 14:09.48 | |||||
| 14:11.49 | |||||
| 14:12.27 | |||||
| 14:12.46 | |||||
| 10 | 14:12.86 | ||||
| 11 | 14:16.50 | ||||
| 12 | 14:21.24 | ||||
| 13 | 14:23.82 | ||||
| 14 | 14:25.61 | ||||
| 15 | 14:40.51 |