2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 5000 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 29 and 31 July.

Medalists

Gold	Mo Farah Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Jesús España Spain (ESP)
Bronze	Hayle Ibrahimov Azerbaijan (AZE)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		12:37.35	Hengelo, Netherlands	31 May 2004
European record		12:49.71	Brussels, Belgium	25 August 2000
Championship record		13:10.15	Stuttgart, West Germany	31 August 1986
World Leading		12:51.21		14 May 2010
European Leading		12:57.25		4 June 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
29 July 2010	18:45	Round 1
31 July 2010	21:20	Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			13:32.98	Q, NR
2			13:34.44	Q
3			13:35.02	Q, SB
4			13:35.58	Q
5			13:36.32	Q
6			13:37.66	q
7			13:39.78	q
8			13:41.44	q
9			13:49.19
10			13:50.22
11			13:55.97
12			13:58.11
13			14:01.35
14			14:03.93

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			13:38.26	Q
2			13:38.47	Q
3			13:38.48	Q
4			13:38.49	Q
5			13:38.51	Q
6			13:38.71	q
7			13:47.41	q
8			13:52.58
9			13:53.69
10			14:07.42
11			14:12.68
12			14:17.07
13			14:43.34

Summary

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			13:32.98	Q, NR
2	1			13:34.44	Q
3	1			13:35.02	Q, SB
4	1			13:35.58	Q
5	1			13:36.32	Q
6	1			13:37.66	q
7	2			13:38.26	Q
8	2			13:38.47	Q
9	2			13:38.48	Q
10	2			13:38.49	Q
11	2			13:38.51	Q
12	2			13:38.71	q
13	1			13:39.78	q
14	1			13:41.44	q
15	2			13:47.41	q
16	1			13:49.19
17	1			13:50.22
18	2			13:52.58
19	2			13:53.69
20	1			13:55.97
21	1			13:58.11
22	1			14:01.35
23	1			14:03.93
24	2			14:07.42
25	2			14:12.68
26	2			14:17.07
27	2			14:43.34
	1
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			13:31.18
			13:33.12
			13.34.15
			13:38.69
			13:38.70
			13:40.17
			13:43.23
			13:44.42
			13:45.25
10			13:46.58
11			13:58.69
12			13:59.11
13			14:17.32

References