The men's 5000 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 17 August.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Mo Farah  Great Britain
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| Silver | Hayle Ibrahimov  Azerbaijan
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| Bronze | Andy Vernon Great Britain
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2014 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 |  Edwin Soi (KEN)
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12:59.82 | Paris, France | 5 July 2014 |
| European Leading | Andy Vernon (GBR)
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13:11.50 | Stanford, United States | 2 June 2012 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2014 | 18:30 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mo Farah | Great Britain |
14:05.82 | |
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Hayle Ibrahimov | Azerbaijan |
14:08.32 | |
 |
Andy Vernon | Great Britain |
14:09.48 | |
| 4 | Richard Ringer |  Germany |
14:10.92 | |
| 5 | Roberto Alaiz |  Spain |
14:11.47 | |
| 6 | Bouabdellah Tahri |  France |
14:11.62 | |
| 7 | Arne Gabius | Germany |
14:11.84 | |
| 8 | Antonio Abadía | Spain |
14:11.89 | |
| 9 | Ali Kaya |  Turkey |
14:12.53 | |
| 10 | Tiidrek Nurme |  Estonia |
14:13.89 | SB |
| 11 | Jesús España | Spain |
14:14.57 | |
| 12 | Tom Farrell | Great Britain |
14:15.93 | |
| 13 | Brenton Rowe |  Austria |
14:16.46 | |
| 14 | Marouan Razine |  Italy |
14:16.95 | |
| 15 | Soufiane Bouchikhi | Belgium |
14:17.43 | |
| 16 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium |
14:24.73 |