The men's 5000 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 19–21 August.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Andy Vernon | Evgeny Rybakov | Stefano La Rosa |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 14:09.41 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 14:11.44 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 14:13.94 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 14:18.11 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 14:18.15 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 14:18.87 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 14:21.86 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 14:22.21 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 14:22.34 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 14:22.47 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 14:22.58 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 14:22.66 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 14:23.41 | q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 14:25.94 | q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 14:27.85 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 14:28.27 | SB | |||
| 17 | 2 | 14:29.57 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 14:33.63 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 14:38.49 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 14:46.31 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 15:04.99 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 15:07.56 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 15:09.84 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 15:49.63 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 15:50.00 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 16:37.46 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 16:48.80 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00.06 | |||||
| 14:00.60 | |||||
| 14:02.95 | |||||
| 14:05.03 | |||||
| 14:08.07 | |||||
| 14:08.72 | SB | ||||
| 14:08.89 | |||||
| 14:11.06 | |||||
| 14:14.02 | |||||
| 10 | 14:16.50 | ||||
| 11 | 14:19.31 | ||||
| 12 | 14:19.82 | ||||
| 13 | 14:20.30 | ||||
| 14 | 14:38.29 | ||||
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