title: Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres event at the 1985 Summer Universiade was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on 3 and 4 September 1985.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Stefano Mei Italy | Carey Nelson Canada | Rob Lonergan Canada |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Rob Lonergan | Canada | 13:57.71 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Stefano Mei | Italy | 13:58.41 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Shuichi Yoneshige | Japan | 13:58.76 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Alan Guilder | Great Britain | 13:59.24 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Adauto Domingues | Brazil | 13:59.96 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Rob de Brouwer | Netherlands | 14:01.12 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Danny Henderson | United States | 14:03.17 | q |
  | 8 | 1 | Larbi El Mouadden | Morocco | 14:03.66 | q |
  | 9 | 2 | James Sapienza | United States | 14:05.30 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Tsukasa Endo | Japan | 14:05.36 | Q |
  | 11 | 1 | Michael Scheytt | West Germany | 14:05.45 | q |
  | 12 | 2 | Carey Nelson | Canada | 14:06.93 | Q |
  | 13 | 2 | Emmanouel Hatzos | Greece | 14:07.24 | Q |
  | 14 | 2 | João Campos | Portugal | 14:07.63 | Q |
  | 15 | 2 | Walter Merlo | Italy | 14:08.31 | Q |
  | 16 | 2 | Roberto López | Mexico | 14:11.17 | q |
  | 17 | 2 | Hugo Allan García | Guatemala | 14:15.70 | |
  | 18 | 2 | Argimiro Domínguez | Spain | 14:26.35 | |
  | 19 | 2 | Mark Scrutton | Great Britain | 14:33.52 | |
  | 20 | 2 | Mohamed Salmi | Algeria | 14:39.73 | |
  | 21 | 2 | George Mambosasa | Malawi | 14:43.57 | |
  | 22 | 1 | Luis Mena | Costa Rica | 15:00.99 | |
  | 23 | 2 | Thierry Payet | Seychelles | 15:51.04 | |
  | | 1 | Joaquim Silva | Portugal | DNF | |
  | | 2 | Manuel Miranda | Bolivia | DNF | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Stefano Mei | Italy | 13:56.48 |
  | | Carey Nelson | Canada | 13:57.77 |
  | | Rob Lonergan | Canada | 13:58.02 |
  | 4 | Tsukasa Endo | Japan | 13:58.36 |
  | 5 | James Sapienza | United States | 14:01.22 |
  | 6 | Shuichi Yoneshige | Japan | 14:04.64 |
  | 7 | Adauto Domingues | Brazil | 14:06.46 |
  | 8 | Alan Guilder | Great Britain | 14:07.96 |
  | 9 | Emmanuel Handzos | Greece | 14:11.37 |
  | 10 | Michael Scheytt | West Germany | 14:13.96 |
  | 11 | Rob de Brouwer | Netherlands | 14:17.56 |
  | 12 | Larbi El-Mouadden | Morocco | 14:29.77 |
  | | João Campos | Portugal | DNF |
  | | Danny Henderson | United States | DNF |
  | | Walter Merlo | Italy | DNF |
  