The men's 5000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 10 and August 13.
Farah took the lead with 1000 m to go and stretched the field. A sprint to line resulted in España over taking Farah metres from the line. A quick finish by Higuero moved him into third over Turkey's Halil Akkaş.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jesús España Spain
|
Mo Farah United Kingdom
|
Juan Carlos Higuero Spain
|
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2006 | 17:40 | Semifinals |
| August 13, 2006 | 16:40 | Final |
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Semifinals edit
First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Khalid Zoubaa |  France |
13:46.32 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Eduard Bordukov |  Russia |
13:46.72 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom |
13:46.77 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Monder Rizki |  Belgium |
13:47.51 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Halil Akkaş |  Turkey |
13:48.79 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tom Compernolle | Belgium |
13:49.14 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  Netherlands |
13:49.73 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Henrik Skoog |  Sweden |
13:49.99 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Alistair Cragg |  Ireland |
13:50.12 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Pablo Villalobos | Spain |
13:51.17 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Jesús España | Spain |
13:52.33 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
13:52.66 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Nick McCormick | United Kingdom |
13:52.87 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Tom Van Hooste | Belgium |
13:53.50 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Marius Bakken |  Norway |
13:56.84 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Martin Steinbauer |  Austria |
13:59.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | Barnabás Bene |  Hungary |
14:08.16 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | Chris Thompson | United Kingdom |
14:10.27 | |
| 2 | Arne Gabius |  Germany |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Christian Belz |  Switzerland |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jesús España | Spain |
13:44.70 | |
 |
Mo Farah | United Kingdom |
13:44.79 | |
 |
Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
13:46.48 | |
| 4 | Halil Akkaş | Turkey |
13:46.53 | |
| 5 | Khalid Zoubaa | France |
13:55.09 | |
| 6 | Henrik Skoog | Sweden |
13:56.34 | |
| 7 | Pablo Villalobos | Spain |
13:58.25 | |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands |
13:58.70 | |
| 9 | Eduard Bordukov | Russia |
14:00.30 | |
| 10 | Tom Compernolle | Belgium |
14:03.37 | |
| 11 | Monder Rizki | Belgium |
14:04.96 | |
| 12 | Nick McCormick | United Kingdom |
14:06.18 | |
| 13 | Tom Van Hooste | Belgium |
14:15.32 | |
| Marius Bakken | Norway |
DNF | ||
| Alistair Cragg | Ireland |
DNF |