| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.
| Gold | Sydney Wooderson | |
| Silver | Wim Slijkhuis | |
| Bronze | Evert Nyberg |
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
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| align=left | align=left | | 14:08.6 | , | |||
| align=left | align=left | 14:14.0 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:23.2 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:24.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14:25.8 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:45.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:46.0 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:46.8 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 14:50.4 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:53.6 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:00.6 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 15:08.0 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:33.6 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:33.8 | |||
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According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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