2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
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 | Great Britain (GBR)
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| Silver | Spain (ESP)
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| Bronze | Azerbaijan (AZE)
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| European record |  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
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12:49.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 25 August 2000 |
| Championship record |  Jack Buckner (GBR)
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13:10.15 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading |  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
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12:51.21 | Doha, Qatar | 14 May 2010 |
| European Leading |  Alemayehu Bezabeh (ESP)
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12:57.25 | Oslo, Norway | 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 | Hayle Ibrahimov |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
13:32.98 | Q, NR
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| 2 | Alemayehu Bezabeh |  Spain (ESP) |
13:34.44 | Q |
| 3 | Daniele Meucci |  Italy (ITA) |
13:35.02 | Q, SB |
| 4 | Chris Thompson |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:35.58 | Q |
| 5 | Mert Girmalegese |
 Turkey (TUR) |
13:36.32 | Q |
| 6 | Alistair Cragg |  Ireland (IRL) |
13:37.66 | q |
| 7 | Arne Gabius |  Germany (GER) |
13:39.78 | q |
| 8 | Aleksandr Orlov |
 Russia (RUS) |
13:41.44 | q |
| 9 | Tiidrek Nurme |  Estonia (EST) |
13:49.19 | |
| 10 | Eduard Mbengani |  Portugal (POR) |
13:50.22 | |
| 11 | Gezachw Yossef |  Israel (ISR) |
13:55.97 | |
| 12 | Philipp Bandi |  Switzerland (SUI) |
13:58.11 | |
| 13 | Matti Räsänen |  Finland (FIN) |
14:01.35 | |
| 14 | Sindre Buraas |  Norway (NOR) |
14:03.93 | |
| Oskar Käck |  Sweden (SWE) |
DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:38.26 | Q |
| 2 | Jesús España | Spain (ESP) |
13:38.47 | Q |
| 3 | Sergio Sánchez |
Spain (ESP) |
13:38.48 | Q |
| 4 | Noureddine Smaïl |  France (FRA) |
13:38.49 | Q |
| 5 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine (UKR) |
13:38.51 | Q |
| 6 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy (ITA) |
13:38.71 | q |
| 7 | Kemal Koyuncu | Turkey (TUR) |
13:47.41 | q |
| 8 | Yevgeniy Rybakov |
Russia (RUS) |
13:52.58 | |
| 9 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Norway (NOR) |
13:53.69 | |
| 10 | Halil Akkaş | Turkey (TUR) |
14:07.42 | |
| 11 | Mark Christie | Ireland (IRL) |
14:12.68 | |
| 12 | Jussi Utriainen | Finland (FIN) |
14:17.07 | |
| 13 | Johan Wallerstein | Sweden (SWE) |
14:43.34 | |
Youssef El Kalay |
Portugal (POR) |
DNS |
Summary
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hayle Ibrahimov | Azerbaijan (AZE) |
13:32.98 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 1 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | Spain (ESP) |
13:34.44 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Daniele Meucci | Italy (ITA) |
13:35.02 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Chris Thompson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:35.58 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mert Girmalegese |
Turkey (TUR) |
13:36.32 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alistair Cragg | Ireland (IRL) |
13:37.66 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:38.26 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Jesús España | Spain (ESP) |
13:38.47 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sergio Sánchez |
Spain (ESP) |
13:38.48 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Noureddine Smaïl | France (FRA) |
13:38.49 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine (UKR) |
13:38.51 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy (ITA) |
13:38.71 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Arne Gabius | Germany (GER) |
13:39.78 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Aleksandr Orlov |
Russia (RUS) |
13:41.44 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Kemal Koyuncu | Turkey (TUR) |
13:47.41 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Tiidrek Nurme | Estonia (EST) |
13:49.19 | |
| 17 | 1 | Eduard Mbengani | Portugal (POR) |
13:50.22 | |
| 18 | 2 | Yevgeniy Rybakov |
Russia (RUS) |
13:52.58 | |
| 19 | 2 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Norway (NOR) |
13:53.69 | |
| 20 | 1 | Gezachw Yossef | Israel (ISR) |
13:55.97 | |
| 21 | 1 | Philipp Bandi | Switzerland (SUI) |
13:58.11 | |
| 22 | 1 | Matti Räsänen | Finland (FIN) |
14:01.35 | |
| 23 | 1 | Sindre Buraas | Norway (NOR) |
14:03.93 | |
| 24 | 2 | Halil Akkaş | Turkey (TUR) |
14:07.42 | |
| 25 | 2 | Mark Christie | Ireland (IRL) |
14:12.68 | |
| 26 | 2 | Jussi Utriainen | Finland (FIN) |
14:17.07 | |
| 27 | 2 | Johan Wallerstein | Sweden (SWE) |
14:43.34 | |
| 1 | Oskar Käck | Sweden (SWE) |
DNF | ||
| 2 | Youssef El Kalay |
Portugal (POR) |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:31.18 | |
 |
Jesús España | Spain (ESP) |
13:33.12 | |
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Hayle Ibrahimov | Azerbaijan (AZE) |
13.34.15 | |
| 4 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine (UKR) |
13:38.69 | |
| 5 | Noureddine Smaïl | France (FRA) |
13:38.70 | |
| 6 | Daniele Meucci | Italy (ITA) |
13:40.17 | |
| 7 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | Spain (ESP) |
13:43.23 | |
| 8 | Chris Thompson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
13:44.42 | |
| 9 | Mert Girmalegese |
Turkey (TUR) |
13:45.25 | |
| 10 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy (ITA) |
13:46.58 | |
| 11 | Aleksandr Orlov |
Russia (RUS) |
13:58.69 | |
| 12 | Arne Gabius | Germany (GER) |
13:59.11 | |
| 13 | Kemal Koyuncu | Turkey (TUR) |
14:17.32 | |
| Alistair Cragg | Ireland (IRL) |
DNF | ||
Sergio Sánchez |
Spain (ESP) |
DNF |
References
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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