The men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 20 August. [1] [2]
| Gold | Tariku Bekele |
| Silver | Abreham Cherkos |
| Bronze | Joseph Ebuya |
20 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tariku Bekele | 13:31.34 | |||
| Abreham Cherkos | 13:35.95 | |||
| Joseph Ebuya | 13:42.93 | |||
| 4 | Mang'ata Ndiwa | 13:44.03 | ||
| 5 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | 13:51.44 | ||
| 6 | Kidane Tadese | 13:51.60 | ||
| 7 | Tony Wamulwa | 14:00.95 | ||
| 8 | Noureddine Smaïl | 14:06.86 | ||
| 9 | Geoffrey Kusuro | 14:12.69 | ||
| 10 | Naser Jamal Naser | 14:15.10 | ||
| 11 | Diego Borrego | 14:15.54 | ||
| 12 | Teklemariam Medhin | 14:18.57 | ||
| 13 | Zhao Bing | 14:19.33 | ||
| 14 | Mohamed Bouifalloussene | 14:22.38 | ||
| 15 | Saleh Bakheet | 14:23.50 | ||
| 16 | Simon Ayeko | 14:26.23 | ||
| 17 | Mohamed Elbendir | 14:28.27 | ||
| 18 | Takahiro Mori | 14:29.00 | ||
| 19 | Huang Dali | 14:30.83 | ||
| 20 | Kodai Matsumoto | 14:35.55 | ||
| 21 | Jeon Eunhoi | 14:35.64 | ||
| 22 | Yosef Abo Saman | 16:02.18 | ||
| Mouhssine Cherkaoui | DQ |
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.