The women's 5,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia
|
Mercy Cherono Kenya
|
Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya
|
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World junior record | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
14:30.88 | Bergen | June 11, 2004 |
| Championship record | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
15:21.52 | Grosseto | July 13, 2004 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | WJR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | Final | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia |
15:08.06 | CR |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia |
15:08.06 | CR |
 |
Mercy Cherono | Kenya |
15:09.19 | |
 |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna | Kenya |
15:17.39 | PB |
| 4 | Tejitu Daba |  Bahrain |
15:29.78 | NJR |
| 5 | Ayuko Suzuki |  Japan |
15:47.36 | PB |
| 6 | Emily Sisson |  United States |
15:48.91 | PB |
| 7 | Karla Díaz |  Mexico |
15:56.12 | NJR |
| 8 | Nanaka Izawa | Japan |
15:59.29 | SB |
| 9 | Afera Godfay | Ethiopia |
16:14.28 | PB |
| 10 | Federica Bevilacqua |  Italy |
16:19.60 | PB |
| 11 | Kate Avery |  United Kingdom |
16:23.97 | SB |
| 12 | Gulshat Fazlitdinova |  Russia |
16:27.69 | |
| 13 | Goeun Yeum |  South Korea |
16:49.18 | |
| 14 | Victoria Hanna |  Canada |
17:28.99 |
Key: CR = championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Bahrain (1)
Canada (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Italy (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Mexico (1)
Russia (1)
South Korea (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (1)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links edit
- 5,000 metres results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- 13th IAAF World Junior Championships Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.