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

GoldSule Utura
 Ethiopia
SilverGenzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia
BronzeNelly Ngeiywo
 Kenya

Results

Final

8 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Sule Utura Ethiopia16:15.59
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia16:16.75
Nelly Ngeiywo Kenya16:17.96
4Lucia Kamene Muangi Kenya16:25.04
5Kasumi Nishihara Japan16:33.28
6Olga Skrypak Ukraine16:36.46
7Kendra Schaff Canada16:37.79
8Emily Pidgeon United Kingdom16:41.29
9Nanako Hayashi Japan16:41.67
10Kim Seong-Eun South Korea16:42.17
11Catherine White United States16:48.70
12Ashley Higginson United States17:19.54

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 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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