| Final | time | | | 1. Vladimir Kuts |  URS | 13:56.6 | WR | | 2. Christopher Chataway |  GBR | 14:08.8 | | | 3. Emil Zátopek |  TCH | 14:10.2 | | | 4. Vladimir Okorokov | URS | 14:20.0 | | | 5. Lucien Hanswijck |  BEL | 14:25.6 | | | 6. Frans Herman | BEL | 14:31.4 | | | 7. Saksvik Øistein |  NOR | 14:32.2 | | | 8. Urho Julin |  FIN | 14:32.4 | | | 9. Garay Sándor |  HUN | 14:44.6 | | | 10.Alojzy Graj |  POL | 14:48.6 | | | 11.Rolf Haikkola | FIN | 15:22.8 | | | -. Herbert Schade |  FRG | DNF | | | -. Heinz Laufer | FRG | DNF | | | -. Kovács József | HUN | DNF | | | -. Fred Green | GBR | DNF | |
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| History Men 5000m | | European Record: Zatopek (TCH) 13:57.2 | | Championship Record: Zatopek (TCH) 14:03 | | Heats |
Kutz with 13:27.4 beat the World Record of 2 miles. Old record 13:32.2 - Chatway (GBR) and Green (GBR).
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Heats - Thursday 26.08 18:30 | | First 5 progress to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Frans Herman | BEL | 14:42.8 | Q | | 2. Fred Green | GBR | 14:42.8 | Q | | 3. Vladimir Okorokov | URS | 14:43.0 | Q | | 4. Garay Sándor | HUN | 14:43.6 | Q | | 5. Saksvik Øistein | NOR | 14:44.0 | Q | | 6. Władysław Płonka | POL | 14:47.0 | | | 7. Osman Coşgül |  TUR | 14:51.0 | | | 8. Rudolf Morgenthaler |  SUI | 14:54.8 | | | 9. Dimitar Vachkov |  BUL | 14:59.4 | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Vladimir Kuts | URS | 14:18.8 | Q | | 2. Herbert Schade | FRG | 14:23.8 | Q | | 3. Lucien Hanswijck | BEL | 14:29.2 | Q | | 4. Urho Julin | FIN | 14:36.2 | Q | | 5. Emil Zátopek | TCH | 14:36.2 | Q | | 6. Pierre Page | SUI | 14:37.4 | NR | | 7. Karl Lundh |  SWE | 14:42.4 | | | 8. Antonio Amorós |  ESP | 15:28.6 | | | -. Henri Laethier |  FRA | DNF | | | -. Cahit Önel | TUR | DNF | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Alojzy Graj | POL | 14:38.4 | Q | | 2. Kovács József | HUN | 14:38.6 | Q | | 3. Christopher Chataway | GBR | 14:40.0 | Q | | 4. Rolf Haikkola | FIN | 14:40.0 | Q | | 5. Heinz Laufer | FRG | 14:42.0 | Q | | 6. Kurt Rötzer |  AUT | 14:46.2 | | | 7. Drago Štritof |  YUG | 14:48.4 | | | 8. Manuel Faria |  POR | 14:55.8 | NR | | 9. Helmut Becker |  SAR | 15:21.8 | | | -. Michel Ascaratel | FRA | DNF | |
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