The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 6 September 1959.Results at Tilastopaja

Results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kevin Gilligan 14:09.8 Saburo Yokomizo 14:14.8 Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka 14:18.0 Nikolay Golubenkov 14:23.6 Marian Dobija 14:31.4 Pål Benum 14:37.0 Josef Sidler 14:56.6 János Pintér 14:56.6 John Jackson 15:03.8 10 Albin Czech 15:12.4 11 Hans-Josef Güdelhöfer 15:14.6 12 Marino Riva 16:09.2

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