| Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 and 28 August. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Simone Zanon | Thorsten Naumann | Dan Browne |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Zanon | 13:57.54 | |||
| Thorsten Naumann | 13:58.35 | |||
| Dan Browne | 14:00.94 | |||
| 4 | Naoki Mishiro | 14:01.90 | ||
| 5 | John Maitai Mboroth | 14:04.57 | ||
| 6 | Gabino Apolonio | 14:05.64 | ||
| 7 | Stephen Isbel | 14:06.71 | ||
| 8 | Karl Keska | 14:09.40 | ||
| 9 | Tamás Kliszek | 14:11.68 | ||
| 10 | Stathis Stasi | 14:14.30 | ||
| 11 | Alexei Scutaru | 14:15.72 | ||
| 12 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | 14:16.48 | ||
| 13 | Øyvind Fretheim | 14:27.40 | ||
| 14 | Richie Boulet | 14:31.43 | ||
| 15 | Abderrahim Maarouf | 14:39.91 |