The men's
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
at the
1966 European Athletics Championships
The 8th European Athletics Championships were held from 30 August to 4 September 1966 in the Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Nép Stadium in Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungary. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Hera ...
was held in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Hungary, at
Népstadion on 2 and 4 September 1966.
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Medalists
Results
Final
4 September
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1966 European Athletics Championships, Mens 5000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships