The men's 5000 metres event at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held on 11 and 13 July at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Jonas Raess | Yann Schrub | Robin Hendrix |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 14:08.98 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 14:11.72 | Q, PB | |||
| 3 | 2 | 14:11.99 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 14:12.13 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 14:12.20 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 14:12.40 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 14:13.98 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 14:19.84 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 14:20.42 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 14:21.25 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 14:21.56 | q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 14:21.67 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 14:22.13 | Q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 14:23.03 | q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 14:30.20 | q | |||
| 16 | 2 | 14:31.31 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 14:37.45 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 14:38.36 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 14:41.36 | PB | |||
| 20 | 2 | 14:42.98 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 14:46.46 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 14:50.02 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 14:52.46 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 14:58.68 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | 15:10.54 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 15:30.02 | PB | |||
| 27 | 2 | 16:35.62 | ||||
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| 1 | 163.3b[2] | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:03.10 | |||||
| 14:03.24 | |||||
| 14:04.06 | |||||
| 14:06.08 | |||||
| 14:16.63 | |||||
| 14:19.65 | |||||
| 14:20.41 | |||||
| 14:21.35 | PB | ||||
| 14:22.78 | |||||
| 10 | 14:31.39 | ||||
| 11 | 14:36.36 | ||||
| 12 | 14:41.09 | ||||
| 13 | 14:41.44 | ||||
| 14 | 14:41.51 | ||||
| R163.3b[4] |