The men's 5000 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 10 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 5000 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 12:35.36 Fontvieille, Monaco 14 August 2020 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 5000 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 12:44.27 Stockholm, Sweden 15 June 2025 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 13:10.15 Stuttgart, West Germany 31 August 1986 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 5000 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. 12:47.62Oslo, Norway10 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 5000 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 12:48.61
Qualification For the men's 5000 metres, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 13:08.00 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 25 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen12:48.45– Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu12:50.8712:52.54 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:52.54 - Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) - 10 JUL 2026 3 1 Florian Bremm12:56.8012:56.80 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:56.80 - Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku (FIN) - 03 JUN 2026 4 1 Jimmy Gressier12:51.5912:57.79 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:57.79 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 5 2 Mohamed Abdilaahi12:53.6312:57.90 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:57.90 - Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) - 23 MAY 2026 6 1 Isaac Kimeli12:56.5313:13.17 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:58.78 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 7 1 José Carlos Pinto12:59.7512:59.75 Qualified by Entry Standard 12:59.75 - Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder (BEL) - 18 JUL 2026 8 2 Etienne Daguinos12:55.7613:01.92 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:01.92 - Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) - 10 JUL 2026 9 1 Darragh McElhinney13:02.0613:15.90 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:02.06 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 10 1 Mahadi Abdi Ali13:04.0513:22.34 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:04.05 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 11 2 Nicholas Griggs13:05.7513:16.19 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:05.75 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 12 2 Mike Foppen13:02.4313:19.47 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:05.94 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 13 3 Tim Verbaandert13:06.1413:13.34 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:06.14 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 14 2 Magnus Tuv Myhre13:06.9813:32.08 Qualified by Entry Standard 13:06.98 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 15 3 Brian Fay13:01.4013:13.30 Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1180 points 16 3 Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen13:18.4413:18.44 Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1160 points 17 1 James West13:09.0713:23.49 Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1149 points 18 1 Elzan Bibić13:13.06– Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1148 points 19 1 Joel Ibler Lillesø13:14.9813:22.77 Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1143 points 20 1 Simas Bertašius13:25.9213:25.92 Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1135 points 21 4 Filip Ingebrigtsen13:11.7513:22.06 Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1132 points 22 1 Francesco Guerra13:21.5913:21.59 Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1130 points 23 1 Tuomas Heikkilä13:25.8513:25.85 Qualified by World Rankings 50th - 1118 points 24 2 Konjoneh Maggi13:24.0513:24.05 Qualified by World Rankings 55th - 1112 points 25 3 Sebastiano Parolini13:25.7113:34.63 Qualified by World Rankings 63rd - 1101 points reserve 1 Kevin Kamenschak 13:36.4313:36.43 Next best by World Rankings 64th - 1101 points reserve 1 Matan Ivri 13:23.1113:23.11 Next best by World Rankings 67th - 1097 points
Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused
Schedule DateTimeRound10 August 202620:40Final
Results
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Jakob Ingebrigtsen 13:15.29 Florian Bremm 13:15.60 Etienne Daguinos 13:16.09 4 Jimmy Gressier 13:16.36 5 Magnus Tuv Myhre 13:16.59 6 13:17.17 7 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 13:18.24 8 Nick Griggs 13:21.07 9 Isaac Kimeli 13:23.17 10 Tim Verbaandert 13:23.23 11 Mike Foppen 13:23.67 12 James West 13:24.63 13 Tuomas Heikkilä 13:30.64 14 Brian Fay 13:31.15 15 Joel Ibler Lillesø 13:32.58 16 Francesco Guerra 13:33.30 17 Simas Bertašius 13:36.22 18 Darragh McElhinney 13:37.62 19 13:39.79 20 Sebastiano Parolini 13:41.30 21 Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen 14:00.73 — Filip Ingebrigtsen — José Carlos Pinto
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