| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
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.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Jesús España | Mo Farah | Juan Carlos Higuero |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2006 | 17:40 | Semifinals | |
| August 13, 2006 | 16:40 | Final |
First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13:46.32 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 13:46.72 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 13:46.77 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 13:47.51 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 13:48.79 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 13:49.14 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 13:49.73 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 13:49.99 | q | ||||
| 1 | 13:50.12 | Q | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 13:51.17 | q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 13:52.33 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 13:52.66 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 13:52.87 | q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 13:53.50 | q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 13:56.84 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 13:59.17 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 14:08.16 | SB | |||
| 18 | 1 | 14:10.27 | ||||
| 2 | DNF | |||||
| 1 | DNS | |||||
| 2 | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:44.70 | |||||
| 13:44.79 | |||||
| 13:46.48 | |||||
| 4 | 13:46.53 | ||||
| 5 | 13:55.09 | ||||
| 6 | 13:56.34 | ||||
| 7 | 13:58.25 | ||||
| 8 | 13:58.70 | ||||
| 9 | 14:00.30 | ||||
| 10 | 14:03.37 | ||||
| 11 | 14:04.96 | ||||
| 12 | 14:06.18 | ||||
| 13 | 14:15.32 | ||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF |