2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Abreham Cherkos
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Silver Mathew Kisorio
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze Degen Gebremskel
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia

Results

Final

13 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Abreham Cherkos Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:08.57
Silver medal icon.svg Mathew Kisorio Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:11.57
Bronze medal icon.svg Degen Gebremskel Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13:11.97
4 Geoffrey Kusuro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:31.80
5 Tony Wamulwa Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 13:33.09
6 Vincent Yator Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 13:35.67
7 Abraham Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 13:41.89
8 Pascal Sarwat Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 13:50.29
9 Adil Rached Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13:51.45
10 Hassan Chahdi Flag of France.svg  France 13:51.45
11 Matt Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:58.31
12 Akinobu Murasawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13:58.87
13 Ryan Gregson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14:01.66
14 Sondre Moen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:02.95
15 Charles Koech Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 14:13.53
16 Ryan Collins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:30.16

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. 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 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015