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.