| Event: | Men's 5,000 metres |
| Games: | 2015 |
| Venue: | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium |
| Dates: | July 25 |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Win Value: | 13:46.47 |
| Win Label: | Winning time |
| Gold: | Juan Luis Barrios |
| Goldnoc: | MEX |
| Silver: | David Torrence |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Víctor Aravena |
| Bronzenoc: | CHI |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The men's 5000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 25 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | May 31, 2004 | ||
| Pan American Games record | 13:25.60 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 23, 2007 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (14.23.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | q | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:46.47 | |||||
| 13:46.60 | |||||
| 13:46.94 | PB | ||||
| 13:47.17 | |||||
| 13:48.03 | |||||
| 13:49.00 | |||||
| 13:51.50 | |||||
| 13:56.09 | |||||
| 13:59.66 | |||||
| 10 | 14:04.20 | ||||
| 11 | 14:07.87 | ||||
| 12 | 14:08.56 | ||||
| 13 | 14:29.78 | ||||
| 14 | 16:13.05 | ||||