2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
| Events at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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
| Gold | Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia |
| Silver | Mathew Kisorio Kenya |
| Bronze | Degen Gebremskel Ethiopia |
Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | 13:08.57 | |
 | Mathew Kisorio | Kenya | 13:11.57 | |
 | Degen Gebremskel | Ethiopia | 13:11.97 | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kusuro |  Uganda | 13:31.80 | |
| 5 | Tony Wamulwa |  Zambia | 13:33.09 | |
| 6 | Vincent Yator | Kenya | 13:35.67 | |
| 7 | Abraham Kiplimo | Uganda | 13:41.89 | |
| 8 | Pascal Sarwat |  Tanzania | 13:50.29 | |
| 9 | Adil Rached |  Morocco | 13:51.45 | |
| 10 | Hassan Chahdi |  France | 13:51.45 | |
| 11 | Matt Centrowitz |  United States | 13:58.31 | |
| 12 | Akinobu Murasawa |  Japan | 13:58.87 | |
| 13 | Ryan Gregson |  Australia | 14:01.66 | |
| 14 | Sondre Moen |  Norway | 14:02.95 | |
| 15 | Charles Koech |  Qatar | 14:13.53 | |
| 16 | Ryan Collins | United States | 14:30.16 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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