The men's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.
| Gold | Chris Thompson | |
| Silver | Mo Farah | |
| Bronze | Robert Connolly |
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13:58.62 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 13:58.88 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:03.75 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:10.19 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:11.91 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:13.24 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:14.79 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:16.89 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:19.85 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:25.99 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:30.49 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:33.02 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 14:34.55 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 14:42.83 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:50.11 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 14:51.12 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:52.92 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | | 14:53.93 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:01.32 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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