The men's 5000 metres event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 15 July.
| Gold | Yusef El Nasri | |
| Silver | Dmytro Baranovskyy | |
| Bronze | Balázs Csillag |
15 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 14:02.97 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:03.67 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:04.84 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:05.86 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14:06.00 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14:06.03 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:07.58 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 14:11.02 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:11.48 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:12.67 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14:17.17 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:23.68 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 14:31.50 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:34.12 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 14:35.64 |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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