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]

2008 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
10,000 m walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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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