The men's 5000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.
| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Isaac Viciosa Spain
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| Silver | Manuel Pancorbo Spain
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| Bronze | Mark Carroll Ireland
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Results
edit| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Isaac Viciosa | Spain |
13:37.46 | |
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Manuel Pancorbo | Spain |
13:38.03 | |
 |
Mark Carroll | Ireland |
13:38.15 | |
| 4 | Mustapha Essaïd |  France |
13:39.85 | |
| 5 | Abdellah Béhar | France |
13:40.26 | |
| 6 | Samuli Vasala |  Finland |
13:40.68 | |
| 7 | Driss El Himer | France |
13:41.36 | |
| 8 | Miroslav Vanko |  Slovakia |
13:41.92 | SB |
| 9 | Karl Keska |  Great Britain |
13:42.58 | |
| 10 | Alberto García | Spain |
13:45.58 | |
| 11 | Simone Zanon |  Italy |
13:46.88 | |
| 12 | Kent Claesson |  Sweden |
13:49.55 | |
| 13 | Dieter Baumann |  Germany |
13:50.91 | |
| 14 | Metin Sazak |  Turkey |
13:51.70 | |
| 15 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
13:55.52 | |
| 16 | Eduardo Henriques |  Portugal |
13:59.50 | |
| 17 | Rodney Finch | Great Britain |
14:09.87 | |
| 18 | Christos Papapetrou |  Cyprus |
14:36.39 |