The Men's 5000 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 16 July.
[1][2] 16 July 2011 / 19:20 Intermediate times: 1000m: 3:00.43 Vincent Boucena France 2000m: 6:00.07 Hayle Ibrahimov Azerbaijan 3000m: 9:00.89 Vyacheslav Shalamov Russia 4000m: 11:50.37 Jesper van der Wielen Netherlands According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.