2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 June.
Medalists
| Gold | Mo Farah Great Britain |
| Silver | Arne Gabius Germany |
| Bronze | Polat Kemboi Arıkan Turkey |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
| European record | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | 12:49.71 | Brussels, Belgium | 25 August 2000 |
| Championship record | Jack Buckner (GBR) | 13:10.15 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Mo Farah (GBR) | 12:56.98 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Mo Farah (GBR) | 12:56.98 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 19:40 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Farah | Great Britain | 13:29.91 | ||
| Arne Gabius | Germany | 13:31.83 | ||
| Polat Kemboi Arıkan | Turkey | 13:32.63 | ||
| 4 | Yohan Durand | France | 13:32.65 | |
| 5 | Daniele Meucci | Italy | 13:32.69 | |
| 6 | Hayle Ibrahimov | Azerbaijan | 13:36.05 | |
| 7 | Dennis Licht | Netherlands | 13:37.99 | |
| 8 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 13:39.01 | |
| 9 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine | 13:40.07 | |
| 10 | Manuel Ángel Penas | Spain | 13:41.40 | |
| 11 | Stefano La Rosa | Italy | 13:41.99 | |
| 12 | Francisco Javier Alves | Spain | 13:42.46 | |
| 13 | Adil Bouafif | Sweden | 13:50.13 | |
| 14 | Rory Fraser | Great Britain | 13:51.05 | |
| 15 | Philipp Pflieger | Germany | 13:51.23 | |
| 16 | Tiidrek Nurme | Estonia | 13:51.29 | |
| 17 | Brenton Rowe | Austria | 13:51.58 | |
| 18 | Sindre Buraas | Norway | 13:51.64 | |
| 19 | Anatoliy Rybakov | Russia | 13:52.79 | |
| 20 | Jesús España | Spain | 13:55.98 | |
| 21 | Mats Lunders | Belgium | 14:06.55 | |
| 22 | Philipp Bandi | Switzerland | 14:07.48 | |
| 23 | Mitch Goose | Great Britain | 14:21.91 | |
| Jesper van der Wielen | Netherlands | DNF | ||
| Maksym Cerrone Obrubanskyy | Italy | DQ | R163.3b |