The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July 2008. [1] [2]
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July 2008. [1] [2]
| Gold | Sule Utura  Ethiopia |
| Silver | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo  Kenya |
8 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 16:15.59 | |
 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 16:16.75 | |
 | Nelly Ngeiywo | Kenya | 16:17.96 | |
| 4 | Lucia Kamene Muangi | Kenya | 16:25.04 | |
| 5 | Kasumi Nishihara |  Japan | 16:33.28 | |
| 6 | Olga Skrypak |  Ukraine | 16:36.46 | |
| 7 | Kendra Schaff |  Canada | 16:37.79 | |
| 8 | Emily Pidgeon |  United Kingdom | 16:41.29 | |
| 9 | Nanako Hayashi | Japan | 16:41.67 | |
| 10 | Kim Seong-Eun |  South Korea | 16:42.17 | |
| 11 | Catherine White |  United States | 16:48.70 | |
| 12 | Ashley Higginson | United States | 17:19.54 |
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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