Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Men's 5000 metres explained

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 4 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.

The winning margin was 0.05 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's 5,000 metres at these games.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Simon Bédard	Taiyo Yasuhara	Nursultan Keneshbekov

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 8 in each heat (Q) advance to final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			14:30.88	Q
2	2			14:31.91	Q
3	2			14:33.10	Q
4	2			14:34.65	Q
5	2			14:35.33	Q
6	2			14:37.84	Q
7	2			14:38.16	Q
8	2			14:38.54	Q
9	1			14:39.26	Q
10	1			14:39.64	Q
11	1			14:42.00	Q
12	1			14:42.20	Q
13	1			14:42.91	Q
14	1			14:46.44	Q
15	2			14:46.82
16	1			14:53.44	Q
17	1			14:59.94	Q
18	2			15:02.63
19	2			15:28.38
20	1			15:29.21
21	2			15:32.40
22	2			16:33.08
23	1			16:39.79
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Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			14:14.10
			14:14.15
			14:15.33
4			14:16.43
5			14:20.01
6			14:21.13
7			14:21.80
8			14:22.33
9			14:23.14
10			14:24.69
11			14:26.13
12			14:26.30
13			14:29.48
14			14:38.45
15			15:07.41
16			15:19.30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 5000m Round 1 . 2021chengdu.com . 4 August 2023.
2. Web site: Men's 5000m Final . 2021chengdu.com . 6 August 2023.