The men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games was held in National Stadium, Singapore. The track and field events took place on June 9.
Schedule
All times are (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 9 June 2015 | 16:35 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian, and Southeast Asian Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| Asian Record |  Albert Rop (BHR) |
12:51.96 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 19 July 2013 |
| Games Record |  Murusamy Ramachandran (MAS) |
14:08.97 | Singapore | 15 June 1993 |
The following new record were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June | Final |  Nguyen Van Lai (VIE) |
14:04.82 | GR |
Results
- Legend
- SB — Seasonal Best
- PB — Personal Best
- GR — Games Record
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nguyen Van Lai (VIE) |
14:04.82 | GR |
 |
 Agus Prayogo (INA) |
14:15.14 | SB |
 |
 Sanchai Namkhet (THA) |
14:40.59 | PB |
| 4 | Do Quoc Luat (VIE) |
14:56.00 | |
| 5 | Nattawut Innum (THA) |
14:57.55 | PB |
| 6 |  San Naing (MYA) |
15:13.83 | SB |
| 7 |  Melvin Wong Yan Hao (SIN) |
16:01.58 | |
| 8 | Jeevaneesh Soundararajah (SIN) |
16:14.75 | |
| 9 |  Viro Ma (CAM) |
16:18.80 | |
| 10 | Sopeak Phan (CAM) |
16:44.38 | PB |
References
- "Official Results – Men's 5000 m". seagames2015.com/. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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