2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 13 July.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldAbreham Cherkos
 Ethiopia
SilverMathew Kisorio
 Kenya
BronzeDegen Gebremskel
 Ethiopia

Results

Final

13 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia13:08.57
Mathew Kisorio Kenya13:11.57
Degen Gebremskel Ethiopia13:11.97
4Geoffrey Kusuro Uganda13:31.80
5Tony Wamulwa Zambia13:33.09
6Vincent Yator Kenya13:35.67
7Abraham Kiplimo Uganda13:41.89
8Pascal Sarwat Tanzania13:50.29
9Adil Rached Morocco13:51.45
10Hassan Chahdi France13:51.45
11Matt Centrowitz United States13:58.31
12Akinobu Murasawa Japan13:58.87
13Ryan Gregson Australia14:01.66
14Sondre Moen Norway14:02.95
15Charles Koech Qatar14:13.53
16Ryan Collins United States14:30.16

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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