The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 August.Full results
Results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Bill Dellinger 14:28.4 Osvaldo Suárez 14:28.5 Doug Kyle 14:33.0 Alfredo Tinoco 14:43.8 George De Peana 14:57.0 Eligio Galicia Domingo Amaizón 15:03.0 Ricardo Vidal Guadelupe Jiménez 10 Luis Bocanegra 11 Lew Steiglitz 12 Jesús Queche Max Truex Ron Wallingford Henry Glyde
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