1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
# 1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Isaac Viciosa Spain |
| - | - |
| Silver | Manuel Pancorbo Spain |
| Bronze | Mark Carroll Ireland |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Isaac Viciosa | Spain | 13:37.46 | |
| | Manuel Pancorbo | Spain | 13:38.03 | |
| | Mark Carroll | Ireland | 13:38.15 | |
| 4 | Mustapha Essaïd | France | 13:39.85 | |
| 5 | Abdellah Béhar | France | 13:40.26 | |
| 6 | Samuli Vasala | Finland | 13:40.68 | |
| 7 | Driss El Himer | France | 13:41.36 | |
| 8 | Miroslav Vanko | Slovakia | 13:41.92 | SB |
| 9 | Karl Keska | Great Britain | 13:42.58 | |
| 10 | Alberto García | Spain | 13:45.58 | |
| 11 | Simone Zanon | Italy | 13:46.88 | |
| 12 | Kent Claesson | Sweden | 13:49.55 | |
| 13 | Dieter Baumann | Germany | 13:50.91 | |
| 14 | Metin Sazak | Turkey | 13:51.70 | |
| 15 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine | 13:55.52 | |
| 16 | Eduardo Henriques | Portugal | 13:59.50 | |
| 17 | Rodney Finch | Great Britain | 14:09.87 | |
| 18 | Christos Papapetrou | Cyprus | 14:36.39 | |
