| Athletics at the 2015 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 | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 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 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 10 and 12 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The winning margin was a huge 17.78 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 5,000 metres has been won at these games by more than 11 seconds.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Hayle Ibrahimov | Zouhair Talbi | Rinas Akhmadeev |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayle Ibrahimov | 13:44.28 | |||
| Zouhair Talbi | 14:02.06 | |||
| Rinas Akhmadeev | 14:05.88 | |||
| 4 | Thijs Nijhuis | 14:12.83 | ||
| 5 | Ross Proudfoot | 14:13.30 | ||
| 6 | Hironori Tsuetaki | 14:13.54 | ||
| 7 | Mohamed Agourram | 14:13.89 | ||
| 8 | Andrey Minzhulin | 14:26.56 | ||
| 9 | Kevin Batt | 14:28.74 | ||
| 10 | Keisuke Nakatani | 14:33.85 | ||
| 11 | Valentin Paul Pfeil | 14:35.05 | ||
| 12 | Pol Mellina | 14:35.31 | ||
| 13 | Anton Danielsson | 14:36.37 | ||
| 14 | Stewart McSweyn | 14:37.96 | ||
| 15 | Daniel Estrada | 14:42.50 |