2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
# 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 Spain | Mo Farah United Kingdom | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain |

## 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 | 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

| 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 |
