2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres

Events at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
20 km walk		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.^[1][2][3]

Medalists

Gold	Chris Thompson  United Kingdom
Silver	Mo Farah  United Kingdom
Bronze	Robert Connolly  Ireland

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Chris Thompson	United Kingdom	13:58.62
02 !	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	13:58.88
03 !	Robert Connolly	Ireland	14:03.75
4	Vasyl Matviychuk	Ukraine	14:10.19
5	Stefano Scaini	Italy	14:11.91
6	Mark Kenneally	Ireland	14:13.24
7	André Pollmächer	Germany	14:14.79
8	Hassam Outchich	France	14:16.89
9	Krijn Van Koolwyk	Belgium	14:19.85
10	Patrick Stitzinger	Netherlands	14:25.99
11	José Manuel Moreno	Spain	14:30.49
12	Dirk de Heer	Netherlands	14:33.02
13	Tim Clerbout	Belgium	14:34.55
14	Benoit Charpantier	France	14:42.83
15	Henrik Ahnström	Sweden	14:50.11
16	Mirko Petrović	Serbia and Montenegro	14:51.12
17	Aleksandr Nikolayuk	Belarus	14:52.92
18	Tristan Druet	Ireland	14:53.93
19	Marius Gheorghe	Romania	15:01.32
20	Paweł Ochal	Poland	DNF
21	Rui Pedro Silva	Portugal	DNF
22	Ruslan Nazipov	Russia	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

References