2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July.[1][2]
Medalists
Gold | Sule Utura![]() |
Silver | Genzebe Dibaba![]() |
Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo![]() |
Results
Final
8 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Sule Utura | ![]() | 16:15.59 | |
![]() | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() | 16:16.75 | |
![]() | Nelly Ngeiywo | ![]() | 16:17.96 | |
4 | Lucia Kamene Muangi | ![]() | 16:25.04 | |
5 | Kasumi Nishihara | ![]() | 16:33.28 | |
6 | Olga Skrypak | ![]() | 16:36.46 | |
7 | Kendra Schaff | ![]() | 16:37.79 | |
8 | Emily Pidgeon | ![]() | 16:41.29 | |
9 | Nanako Hayashi | ![]() | 16:41.67 | |
10 | Kim Seong-Eun | ![]() | 16:42.17 | |
11 | Catherine White | ![]() | 16:48.70 | |
12 | Ashley Higginson | ![]() | 17:19.54 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
Canada (1) Ethiopia (2) Japan (2) Kenya (2) South Korea (1) Ukraine (1) United Kingdom (1) United States (2)
References
- 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
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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