The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July. [1] [2] [3]
The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Muktar Edris  Ethiopia | Abrar Osman Adem  Eritrea | Wiliam Malel Sitonik  Kenya |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 12:52.61 | Oslo, Norway | 27 June 2003 |
| Championship Record | Abreham Cherkos (ETH) | 13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Isiah Kiplangat Koech (KEN) | 12:57.63 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia | 13:38.95 | |
 | Abrar Osman Adem | Eritrea | 13:40.52 | |
 | Wiliam Malel Sitonik | Kenya | 13:40.52 | |
| 4 | Younés Essalhi |  Morocco | 13:41.69 | PB |
| 5 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 13:44.43 | PB |
| 6 | Phillip Kipyeko |  Uganda | 13:45.52 | PB |
| 7 | Moses Martin Kurong | Uganda | 13:52.96 | |
| 8 | Moses Mukono Letoyie | Kenya | 13:56.60 | |
| 9 | Dino Bošnjak |  Croatia | 14:13.48 | NJ |
| 10 | François Barrer |  France | 14:16.46 | |
| 11 | Kota Murayama |  Japan | 14:18.24 | |
| 12 | Krubhli Shiferaw Erassa |  United States | 14:19.28 | |
| 13 | Kyle King | United States | 14:19.97 | |
| 14 | Kazuma Taira | Japan | 14:22.95 | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Dini |  Italy | 14:22.97 | PB |
| 16 | Aaron Hendrikx |  Canada | 14:29.32 | |
| 17 | Abdelmunaim Yahya Adam |  Sudan | 14:35.70 | PB |
| 18 | Samuele Dini | Italy | 14:43.43 | PB |
| 19 | Souleiman Robleh |  Djibouti | 14:48.17 | PB |
| 20 | Rethabile Molefi |  Lesotho | 14:50.60 | PB |
| 21 | Myeongjun Son |  South Korea | 15:03.10 | |
| 22 | Orye Lendoye |  Gabon | 19:03.89 | PB |
| – | Soufiyan Bouqantar | Morocco | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
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