The men's 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 7.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
José Manuel Martínez |  Spain |
27:47.65 | |
 |
Dieter Baumann |  Germany |
27:47.87 | |
 |
José Ríos | Spain |
27:48.29 | |
| 4 | Stefano Baldini |  Italy |
27:50.98 | SB |
| 5 | Karl Keska |  Great Britain |
28:01.72 | |
| 6 | Hassan Lahssini |  France |
28:05.13 | |
| 7 | Marco Mazza | Italy |
28:05.94 | |
| 8 | Dmitry Maksimov |  Russia |
28:19.20 | |
| 9 | Kamiel Maase |  Netherlands |
28:21.85 | |
| 10 | Rachid Berradi | Italy |
28:24.31 | |
| 11 | Dennis Jensen |  Denmark |
28:24.55 | |
| 12 | Ignacio Cáceres | Spain |
28:25.84 | |
| 13 | Alexander Lubina | Germany |
28:43.90 | |
| 14 | Claes Nyberg |  Sweden |
29:03.92 | |
| 15 | Mario Krockert | Germany |
29:08.86 | |
| 16 | Séamus Power |  Ireland |
29:43.65 | |
| Abdellah Béhar | France |
DNF |