Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin with the final on 6 September 1970.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nikolay Puklakov  Soviet Union	Jens Wollenberg  West Germany	Giuseppe Cindolo  Italy

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
?	?	Donald Walsh	Ireland	14:09.8	[1]
?	?	Frank Briscoe	Great Britain	14:12.8	[1]
	1	John Axsentieff	Australia	DNF	[2]
	2	José Morera	Spain	DNF	[3]
	?	Pierre Viaux	France	DNF	[4]

Final

[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nikolay Puklakov	Soviet Union	13:56.4
	Jens Wollenberg	West Germany	14:00.8
	Giuseppe Cindolo	Italy	14:01.4
4	Otsuki Kenichi	Japan	14:01.8
5	René Goris	Belgium	14:03.0
6	Dušan Grahovac	Yugoslavia	14:13.4
9	Frank Briscoe	Great Britain	14:26.0	[1]
	Franco Arese	Italy	DNF	[6]

References

1. "Three British victories in Universiade". Athletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly Ltd. 24 (37): 4, 38. 4 September 1970. ISSN 0004-6671.
2. Australian results
3. García, Gerardo (5 September 1970). "62,86,.: Alcantra en septima posición en martillo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
4. French results
5. "Universiade in Turin abgeschlossen" (in German). Zurich Die Tat. 8 September 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
6. "Azzaro medaglia d'argento, Arese crolla" (in Italian). La Stampa. 7 September 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 19 November 2020.