2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
Appearance
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[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jesús España![]() |
Mo Farah![]() |
Juan Carlos Higuero![]() |
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Round |
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August 10, 2006 | 17:40 | Semifinals |
August 13, 2006 | 16:40 | Final |
Results[edit]
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Semifinals[edit]
First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Khalid Zoubaa | ![]() |
13:46.32 | Q |
2 | 2 | Eduard Bordukov | ![]() |
13:46.72 | Q |
3 | 2 | Mo Farah | ![]() |
13:46.77 | Q |
4 | 2 | Monder Rizki | ![]() |
13:47.51 | Q |
5 | 1 | Halil Akkaş | ![]() |
13:48.79 | Q |
6 | 2 | Tom Compernolle | ![]() |
13:49.14 | Q |
7 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers | ![]() |
13:49.73 | Q |
8 | 2 | Henrik Skoog | ![]() |
13:49.99 | q |
9 | 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[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jesús España | ![]() |
13:44.70 | |
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Mo Farah | ![]() |
13:44.79 | |
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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 |