The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 June.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Mo Farah Great Britain
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| Silver | Arne Gabius Germany
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| Bronze | Polat Kemboi Arıkan Turkey
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| European record |  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
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12:49.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 25 August 2000 |
| Championship record | Jack Buckner (GBR)
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13:10.15 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Mo Farah (GBR)
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12:56.98 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Mo Farah (GBR)
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12:56.98 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 19:40 | Final |
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mo Farah | Great Britain |
13:29.91 | |
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Arne Gabius | Germany |
13:31.83 | |
 |
Polat Kemboi Arıkan | Turkey |
13:32.63 | |
| 4 | Yohan Durand |  France |
13:32.65 | |
| 5 | Daniele Meucci |  Italy |
13:32.69 | |
| 6 | Hayle Ibrahimov |  Azerbaijan |
13:36.05 | |
| 7 | Dennis Licht |  Netherlands |
13:37.99 | |
| 8 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium |
13:39.01 | |
| 9 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
13:40.07 | |
| 10 | Manuel Ángel Penas |  Spain |
13:41.40 | |
| 11 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy |
13:41.99 | |
| 12 | Francisco Javier Alves | Spain |
13:42.46 | |
| 13 | Adil Bouafif |  Sweden |
13:50.13 | |
| 14 | Rory Fraser | Great Britain |
13:51.05 | |
| 15 | Philipp Pflieger | Germany |
13:51.23 | |
| 16 | Tiidrek Nurme |  Estonia |
13:51.29 | |
| 17 | Brenton Rowe |  Austria |
13:51.58 | |
| 18 | Sindre Buraas |  Norway |
13:51.64 | |
| 19 | Anatoliy Rybakov |  Russia |
13:52.79 | |
| 20 | Jesús España | Spain |
13:55.98 | |
| 21 | Mats Lunders | Belgium |
14:06.55 | |
| 22 | Philipp Bandi |  Switzerland |
14:07.48 | |
| 23 | Mitch Goose | Great Britain |
14:21.91 | |
| Jesper van der Wielen | Netherlands |
DNF | ||
| Maksym Cerrone Obrubanskyy | Italy |
DQ | R163.3b |