The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 21 July. [1] [2]
| Gold | Meseret Defar |
| Silver | Tirunesh Dibaba |
| Bronze | Vivian Cheruiyot |
21 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meseret Defar | 15:54.94 | |||
| Tirunesh Dibaba | 15:55.99 | |||
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 15:56.04 | |||
| 4 | Zhang Yuhong | 15:58.20 | ||
| 5 | Fujiko Takahashi | 16:02.75 | ||
| 6 | Tatyana Petrova | 16:04.10 | ||
| 7 | Fridah Domongole | 16:04.71 | ||
| 8 | Elina Lindgren | 16:08.54 | ||
| 9 | Hind Musa | 16:09.47 | ||
| 10 | Jang Jin-Suk | 16:17.56 | ||
| 11 | Galina Ignatyeva | 16:23.46 | ||
| 12 | Yoko Miyauchi | 16:38.84 | ||
| 13 | Adrienne Herzog | 16:46.53 | ||
| 14 | Sónia Fernandes | 16:47.44 | ||
| 15 | Agnes Chikwakwa | 16:56.75 | ||
| 16 | Mira Preradovic | 17:02.48 | ||
| 17 | Snežana Kostic | 17:05.09 | ||
| 18 | Lindsay Zinn | 17:05.99 | ||
| 19 | Laura Zeigle | 17:11.37 | ||
| 20 | Alba García | 17:28.03 | ||
| 21 | Daphrose Ndayikunda | 17:57.02 | ||
| 22 | Chen Shu-Hua | 18:02.56 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.