Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 8 September 1957.[1][2]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kevin Gilligan	Great Britain	14:31.0
	Veliša Mugoša	Yugoslavia	14:32.8
	Gerhart Hecker	Hungary	14:37.0
4	Pavel Kantorek	Czechoslovakia	14:38.6
5	Takashi Baba	Japan	14:39.2
6	Jack Heywood	Great Britain	14:42.0
7	Heiner Keller	West Germany	14:45.6
8	Tadahiko Fujii	Japan	14:46.2
8	Jean Vaillant	France	14:52.2
10	Roger Dunkley	Great Britain	14:58.8	[3]
11	Władysław Sztwiertnia	Poland	15:01.4
12	Karol Kristof	Czechoslovakia	15:07.4
13	Tonscheidt	West Germany	15:21.2
14	Piutti	Italy	15:22.4
15	Jean Fonkenell	France	15:44.0
16	Głuchowski	Poland	16:04.8

References

1. García, Gerardo. "Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1957: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. L'Athletisme (September 1957, p5)
3. "Gilligan takes a gold medal". The Manchester Guardian. 9 September 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2021.