2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
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| Events at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.
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