2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
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.Medalists
Schedule
Results
Semifinals
First 5 in each heat and the next 5 fastest advance to the [|Final].
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 2 | Khalid Zoubaa | | 13:46.32 | Q |
| 2 | Eduard Bordukov | | 13:46.72 | Q |
| 2 | Mo Farah | | 13:46.77 | Q |
| 2 | Monder Rizki | | 13:47.51 | Q |
| 1 | Halil Akkaş | | 13:48.79 | Q |
| 2 | Tom Compernolle | | 13:49.14 | Q |
| 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers | | 13:49.73 | Q |
| 2 | Henrik Skoog | | 13:49.99 | q |
| 1 | Alistair Cragg | | 13:50.12 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Pablo Villalobos | | 13:51.17 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Jesús España | | 13:52.33 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Juan Carlos Higuero | | 13:52.66 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Nick McCormick | | 13:52.87 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Tom Van Hooste | | 13:53.50 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Marius Bakken | | 13:56.84 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Martin Steinbauer | | 13:59.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | Barnabás Bene | | 14:08.16 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | Chris Thompson | | 14:10.27 | |
| 2 | Arne Gabius | | | DNF |
| 1 | Christian Belz | | | DNS |
| 2 | Serhiy Lebid | | | DNS |
Final
