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 GoldSilverBronzeJesús EspañaMo FarahJuan Carlos Higuero
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 10, 2006 17:40 SemifinalsAugust 13, 2006 16:40 Final
Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Semifinals First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) 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 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Jesús España 13:44.70 Mo Farah 13:44.79 Juan Carlos Higuero 13:46.48 4 Halil Akkaş 13:46.53 5 Khalid Zoubaa 13:55.09 6 Henrik Skoog 13:56.34 7 Pablo Villalobos 13:58.25 8 Gert-Jan Liefers 13:58.70 9 Eduard Bordukov 14:00.30 10 Tom Compernolle 14:03.37 11 Monder Rizki 14:04.96 12 Nick McCormick 14:06.18 13 Tom Van Hooste 14:15.32 Marius Bakken DNF Alistair Cragg DNF
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