1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk
The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jozef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia
|
Ronald Weigel East Germany
|
Roman Mrázek Czechoslovakia
|
Results
Heats
First 6 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sándor Urbanik |  Hungary |
19:14.64 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Erling Andersen |  Norway |
19:15.30 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mikhail Shchennikov |  Soviet Union |
19:17.74 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jacek Bednarek |  Poland |
19:20.66 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Carlo Mattioli |  Italy |
19:21.36 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Roman Mrázek | Czechoslovakia |
19:22.35 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Miguel Ángel Prieto |  Spain |
19:26.73 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Martial Fesselier |  France |
19:40.27 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Jan Staaf |  Sweden |
20:08.08 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Zdzisław Szlapkin | Poland |
20:08.12 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Walter Arena | Italy |
20:08.17 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Jozef Pribilinec | Czechoslovakia |
20:08.28 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Lyubomir Ivanov | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
20:08.36 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Ronald Weigel | East Germany |
20:08.48 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Christos Karagiorgos |  Greece |
20:18.13 | q |
| 16 | 2 | Miguel Carvajal | Spain |
20:18.59 | |
| 17 | 1 | Hélder Oliveira | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
20:19.70 | |
| 18 | 2 | José Pinto | Portugal |
20:20.06 | |
| 19 | 2 | José Urbano | Portugal |
20:22.92 | |
| 20 | 1 | Philippe Burton | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
21:21.98 | |
| 2 | Harold van Beek |  Netherlands |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Martin Toporek |  Austria |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Jos Martens | Belgium |
DQ |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jozef Pribilinec | Czechoslovakia |
19:08.44 | CR |
 |
Ronald Weigel | East Germany |
19:08.93 | |
 |
Roman Mrázek | Czechoslovakia |
19:10.77 | |
| 4 | Sándor Urbanik | Hungary |
19:13.09 | |
| 5 | Mikhail Shchennikov | Soviet Union |
19:18.31 | |
| 6 | Zdzisław Szlapkin | Poland |
19:19.16 | |
| 7 | Jan Staaf | Sweden |
19:19.96 | |
| 8 | Lyubomir Ivanov | Bulgaria |
19:38.85 | |
| 9 | Martial Fesselier | France |
19:58.52 | |
| 10 | Erling Andersen | Norway |
20:03.02 | |
| 11 | Miguel Ángel Prieto | Spain |
20:11.12 | |
| 12 | Christos Karagiorgos | Greece |
20:33.58 | |
| Walter Arena | Italy |
DQ | ||
| Carlo Mattioli | Italy |
DQ | ||
| Jacek Bednarek | Poland |
DQ |