1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Million Wolde Ethiopia |
| Silver | Kipchumba Mitei Kenya |
| Bronze | Reuben Kamzee Kenya |
Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 13:47.49 | |
 | Kipchumba Mitei | Kenya | 13:49.60 | |
 | Reuben Kamzee | Kenya | 13:51.22 | |
| 4 | Mark Thompson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 14:06.24 | |
| 5 | Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 14:06.30 | |
| 6 | Yuji Ibi |  Japan | 14:06.63 | |
| 7 | Driss Benismail |  Morocco | 14:06.83 | |
| 8 | Bonaventure Niyonizigiye |  Burundi | 14:07.65 | |
| 9 | Dmitriy Baranovskiy |  Ukraine | 14:07.77 | |
| 10 | Audace Niyongabo | Burundi | 14:09.64 | |
| 11 | Vincent Kuotane |  South Africa | 14:15.90 | |
| 12 | Obed Mutanya |  Zambia | 14:19.50 | |
| 13 | Sam Haughian |  United Kingdom | 14:32.66 | |
| 14 | Takhir Mamashayev |  Kazakhstan | 14:34.32 | |
| Ahmed Baday | Morocco | DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
Heats
31 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 14:07.50 | Q |
| 2 | Reuben Kamzee | Kenya | 14:07.61 | Q |
| 3 | Bonaventure Niyonizigiye | Burundi | 14:07.80 | Q |
| 4 | Driss Benismail | Morocco | 14:09.12 | Q |
| 5 | Yuji Ibi | Japan | 14:09.24 | Q |
| 6 | Dmitriy Baranovskiy | Ukraine | 14:09.57 | q |
| 7 | Mark Thompson | Australia | 14:22.47 | q |
| 8 | Takhir Mamashayev | Kazakhstan | 14:27.13 | q |
| 9 | Vincent Kuotane | South Africa | 14:27.95 | q |
| 10 | Koen Raymaekers |  Netherlands | 14:28.94 | |
| 11 | Mikola Mestechkin | Ukraine | 14:54.74 | |
| 12 | Rashid Taimu |  Malawi | 14:56.82 | |
| 13 | Michael May |  Germany | 15:08.92 | |
| 14 | Adrian Blincoe |  New Zealand | 15:30.97 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 14:25.00 | Q |
| 2 | Kipchumba Mitei | Kenya | 14:25.14 | Q |
| 3 | Obed Mutanya | Zambia | 14:26.62 | Q |
| 4 | Sam Haughian | United Kingdom | 14:27.05 | Q |
| 5 | Audace Niyongabo | Burundi | 14:27.62 | q |
| 6 | Ryan Andrus |  United States | 14:28.54 | |
| 7 | George Mofokeng | South Africa | 14:56.98 | |
| 8 | Mattia Maccagnan |  Italy | 15:01.91 | |
| 9 | Siphesihle Mdluli |  Swaziland | 15:07.43 | |
| 10 | Shinichi Shibata | Japan | 15:10.32 | |
| 11 | Kabirou Dan Mallam |  Niger | 15:15.29 | |
| 12 | Vishwananth Sukmongal |  Guyana | 15:44.96 | |
| Ahmed Baday | Morocco | DQ | IAAF rule 141 Q |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Burundi (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Germany (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Malawi (1)
- Morocco (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Niger (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Swaziland (1)
- Ukraine (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (1)
- Zambia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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