| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 5000 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.
| Gold | Ian Stewart | |
| Silver | Rashid Sharafetdinov | |
| Bronze | Alan Blinston |
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13:44.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 13:45.8 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:47.6 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13:50.4 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13:51.4 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:51.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:53.2 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:55.8 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:56.8 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 13:58.4 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14:01.8 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:12.8 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 14:19.0 |
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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