The men's 5000 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 10 and 12 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The winning margin was a huge 17.78 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 5,000 metres has been won at these games by more than 11 seconds.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Hayle Ibrahimov | Zouhair Talbi | Rinas Akhmadeev |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 13:51.40 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 14:01.40 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 14:06.73 | Q, SB | |||
| 4 | 1 | 14:09.00 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 14:14.86 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 14:16.60 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 14:17.31 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 14:17.76 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 14:18.70 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 14:19.11 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 14:19.29 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 14:23.56 | q, SB | |||
| 13 | 1 | 14:24.88 | q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 14:26.07 | q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 14:28.33 | q | |||
| 16 | 2 | 14:32.59 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 14:37.46 | SB | |||
| 18 | 1 | 14:42.69 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 14:46.45 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 14:52.83 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 15:03.52 | PB | |||
| 22 | 1 | 15:04.21 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 15:11.78 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 15:51.34 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 16:56.26 | PB | |||
| 26 | 1 | 17:34.21 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:44.28 | |||||
| 14:02.06 | |||||
| 14:05.88 | |||||
| 14:12.83 | |||||
| 14:13.30 | |||||
| 14:13.54 | |||||
| 14:13.89 | |||||
| 14:26.56 | |||||
| 14:28.74 | |||||
| 10 | 14:33.85 | ||||
| 11 | 14:35.05 | ||||
| 12 | 14:35.31 | ||||
| 13 | 14:36.37 | ||||
| 14 | 14:37.96 | ||||
| 15 | 14:42.50 |