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]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Muktar Edris Ethiopia
|
Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea
|
Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya
|
Records
editPrior 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 |
Results
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| 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 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
References
edit- ^ "iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015