2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

None Men's 5000 metres European Athletics Championships 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 01 1 2 Khalid Zoubaa 13:46.32 Q 02 2 2 Eduard Bordukov 13:46.72 Q 03 3 2 Mo Farah 13:46.77 Q 04 4 2 Monder Rizki 13:47.51 Q 05 5 1 Halil Akkaş 13:48.79 Q 06 6 2 Tom Compernolle 13:49.14 Q 07 7 1 Gert-Jan Liefers 13:49.73 Q 08 8 2 Henrik Skoog 13:49.99 q 09 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 99 2 Arne Gabius 99:99.99 DNF 99 1 Christian Belz 99:99.99 DNS 99 2 Serhiy Lebid 99:99.99 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 99 Marius Bakken 99:99.99 DNF 99 Alistair Cragg 99:99.99 DNF External links Results Category:5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships Category:Men's events at the 2006 European Athletics Championships