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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Simon Bédard France
|
Taiyo Yasuhara Japan
|
Nursultan Keneshbekov Kyrgyzstan
|
Results
Round 1
Qualification: First 8 in each heat (Q) advance to final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Bédard | France
|
14:39.26 | Q |
| 2 | Said Ameri |  Algeria
|
14:39.64 | Q |
| 3 | Eemil Helander |  Finland
|
14:42.00 | Q |
| 4 | Matthew Forrester |  South Africa
|
14:42.20 | Q |
| 5 | Taiyo Yasuhara | Japan
|
14:42.91 | Q |
| 6 | Robi Syianturi |  Indonesia
|
14:46.44 | Q |
| 7 | Chen Zhongping |  China
|
14:53.44 | Q |
| 8 | Patrick James |  Tanzania
|
14:59.94 | Q |
| 9 | Anurag Yadav |  India
|
15:29.21 | |
| 10 | Yankuba Jahateh |  The Gambia
|
16:39.79 | |
| — | Mushota Lengwe |  Zambia
|
DNF | |
| — | William Amponsah |  Ghana
|
DNS | |
| — | Abdullah Tuğluk |  Turkey
|
DNS | |
| — | Léandre Hamenyimana |  Burundi
|
DNS | |
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Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nursultan Keneshbekov | Kyrgyzstan
|
14:30.88 | Q |
| 2 | Shotaro Ishihara | Japan
|
14:31.91 | Q |
| 3 | Dismas Yeko |  Uganda
|
14:33.10 | Q |
| 4 | Sebastian Frey |  Austria
|
14:34.65 | Q |
| 5 | Omar Seraiche | Algeria
|
14:35.33 | Q |
| 6 | Abdurrahman Gediklioglu | Turkey
|
14:37.84 | Q |
| 7 | Julien Rebeck | France
|
14:38.16 | Q |
| 8 | Guillaume Cachelin |  Switzerland
|
14:38.54 | Q |
| 9 | Yang Kegu | China
|
14:46.82 | |
| 10 | Henrik Laukli |  Norway
|
15:02.63 | |
| 11 | Ravi Ravi | India
|
15:28.38 | |
| 12 | Tse Chun Yin |  Hong Kong
|
15:32.40 | |
| 13 | Jonathan Musunga | Zambia
|
16:33.08 | |
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simon Bédard | France
|
14:14.10 | |
|
Taiyo Yasuhara | Japan
|
14:14.15 | |
|
Nursultan Keneshbekov | Kyrgyzstan
|
14:15.33 | SB |
| 4 | Shotaro Ishihara | Japan
|
14:16.43 | |
| 5 | Said Ameri | Algeria
|
14:20.01 | |
| 6 | Omar Seraiche | Algeria
|
14:21.13 | PB |
| 7 | Eemil Helander | Finland
|
14:21.80 | |
| 8 | Julien Rebeck | France
|
14:22.33 | |
| 9 | Dismas Yeko | Uganda
|
14:23.14 | |
| 10 | Guillaume Cachelin | Switzerland
|
14:24.69 | |
| 11 | Abdurrahman Gediklioglu | Turkey
|
14:26.13 | |
| 12 | Matthew Forrester | South Africa
|
14:26.30 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Frey | Austria
|
14:29.48 | |
| 14 | Robi Syianturi | Indonesia
|
14:38.45 | |
| 15 | Chen Zhongping | China
|
15:07.41 | |
| 16 | Patrick James | Tanzania
|
15:19.30 | |
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References
- "Men's 5000m – Round 1 Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Chengdu 2021. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- "Men's 5000m – Round 1 Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). Chengdu 2021. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- "Men's 5000m – Final results" (PDF). Chengdu 2021. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
| 3000 / 5000 metres at the Summer World University Games | |
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| Men's 5000 m | |
| Women's 3000 m | |
| Women's 5000 m | |
| World University Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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