2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 June.

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Medalists

Gold Mo Farah
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver Arne Gabius
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze Polat Kemboi Arıkan
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kenenisa Bekele  (ETH)12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands 31 May 2004
European record Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mohammed Mourhit  (BEL)12:49.71 Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2000
Championship record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Buckner  (GBR)13:10.15 Stuttgart, West Germany 31 August 1986
World LeadingFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)12:56.98 Eugene, United States 2 June 2012
European LeadingFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mo Farah  (GBR)12:56.98Eugene, United States2 June 2012

Schedule

DateTimeRound
27 June 201219:40 Final

Results

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 13:29.91
Silver medal icon.svg Arne Gabius Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:31.83
Bronze medal icon.svg Polat Kemboi Arıkan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 13:32.63
4 Yohan Durand Flag of France.svg  France 13:32.65
5 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:32.69
6 Hayle Ibrahimov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 13:36.05
7 Dennis Licht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13:37.99
8 Bashir Abdi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:39.01
9 Serhiy Lebid Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13:40.07
10 Manuel Ángel Penas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:41.40
11 Stefano La Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:41.99
12 Francisco Javier Alves Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:42.46
13 Adil Bouafif Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13:50.13
14 Rory Fraser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 13:51.05
15 Philipp Pflieger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:51.23
16 Tiidrek Nurme Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 13:51.29
17 Brenton Rowe Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13:51.58
18 Sindre Buraas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13:51.64
19 Anatoliy Rybakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13:52.79
20 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13:55.98
21 Mats Lunders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:06.55
22 Philipp Bandi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 14:07.48
23 Mitch Goose Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:21.91
Jesper van der Wielen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Maksym Cerrone Obrubanskyy Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DQR163.3b

References