The men's 5000 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 10 and 11 July 1983.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeSteve HarrisFéthi BaccoucheShuichi Yoneshige

Results Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Agapius Masong 14:07.53 Q 2 2 Paul Williams 14:10.20 Q 3 2 Luís Horta 14:11.21 Q 4 1 Gerardo Alcalá 14:12.01 Q 4 2 Franco Boffi 14:12.01 Q 6 2 Féthi Baccouche 14:13.48 Q 7 2 John Bowden 14:14.87 Q 8 1 Steve Harris 14:15.61 Q 9 2 Jeff Drenth 14:19.31 q 10 1 Juan Antonio García 14:20.06 Q 11 1 Shuichi Yoneshige 14:20.81 Q 12 1 Piero Selvaggio 14:21.52 Q 13 1 John Idstrom 14:22.07 Q 14 2 Ali Mohamed Hufane 14:27.74 q 15 1 Larbi El Mouadden 14:28.58 q 15 1 Paul McCloy 14:28.58 q 17 2 Roberto López 14:33.83 18 1 César Pérez 15:00.15 19 2 Brian Matsa 16:41.23 1 Mohamad Milad 1 Harald Hudak 2 Peter Daenens

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Steve Harris 13:46.99 Féthi Baccouche 13:47.69 Shuichi Yoneshige 13:48.13 Gerardo Alcalá 13:48.60 Juan Antonio García 13:48.97 Luís Horta 13:51.32 Franco Boffi 14:06.35 Paul McCloy 14:11.46 Jeff Drenth 14:17.43 10 John Bowden 14:19.75 11 Larbi El Mouadden 14:23.67 12 Ali Mohamed Hufane 14:25.47 13 John Idstrom 14:26.56 Paul Williams Agapius Masong Piero Selvaggio

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