2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jesús España |
Mo Farah |
Juan Carlos Higuero |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2006 | 17:40 | Semifinals |
| August 13, 2006 | 16:40 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Semifinals
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 |  | 13:46.32 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Eduard Bordukov |  | 13:46.72 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mo Farah | | 13:46.77 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Monder Rizki | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13:47.51 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Halil Akkaş |  | 13:48.79 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tom Compernolle | | 13:49.14 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  | 13:49.73 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Henrik Skoog |  | 13:49.99 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Alistair Cragg |  | 13:50.12 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Pablo Villalobos | | 13:51.17 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Jesús España | | 13:52.33 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Juan Carlos Higuero | | 13:52.66 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Nick McCormick | | 13:52.87 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Tom Van Hooste | | 13:53.50 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Marius Bakken |  | 13:56.84 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Martin Steinbauer |  | 13:59.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | Barnabás Bene |  | 14:08.16 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | Chris Thompson | | 14:10.27 | |
| 2 | Arne Gabius |  | DNF | ||
| 1 | Christian Belz |  | DNS | ||
| 2 | Serhiy Lebid |  | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jesús España | | 13:44.70 | |
 | Mo Farah | | 13:44.79 | |
 | Juan Carlos Higuero | | 13:46.48 | |
| 4 | Halil Akkaş | | 13:46.53 | |
| 5 | Khalid Zoubaa | | 13:55.09 | |
| 6 | Henrik Skoog | | 13:56.34 | |
| 7 | Pablo Villalobos | | 13:58.25 | |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Liefers | | 13:58.70 | |
| 9 | Eduard Bordukov | | 14:00.30 | |
| 10 | Tom Compernolle | | 14:03.37 | |
| 11 | Monder Rizki | | 14:04.96 | |
| 12 | Nick McCormick | | 14:06.18 | |
| 13 | Tom Van Hooste | | 14:15.32 | |
| Marius Bakken | | DNF | ||
| Alistair Cragg | | DNF |
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