title: Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 August.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bill Dellinger | United States | 14:28.4 |
  | | Osvaldo Suárez | Argentina | 14:28.5 |
  | | Doug Kyle | Canada | 14:33.0 |
  | 4 | Alfredo Tinoco | Mexico | 14:43.8 |
  | 5 | George De Peana | British Guiana | 14:57.0 |
  | 6 | Eligio Galicia | Mexico | ??:??.? |
  | 7 | Domingo Amaizón | Argentina | 15:03.0 |
  | 8 | Ricardo Vidal | Chile | ??:??.? |
  | 9 | Guadelupe Jiménez | Mexico | ??:??.? |
  | 10 | Luis Bocanegra | Argentina | ??:??.? |
  | 11 | Lew Steiglitz | United States | ??:??.? |
  | 12 | Jesús Queche | Guatemala | ??:??.? |
  | | Max Truex | United States | DNF |
  | | Ron Wallingford | Canada | DNF |
  | | Henry Glyde | Canada | DNF |
  