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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]

Medalists

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Gold Abreham Cherkos
 Ethiopia
Silver Mathew Kisorio
 Kenya
Bronze Degen Gebremskel
 Ethiopia

Results

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Final

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13 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 13:08.57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mathew Kisorio  Kenya 13:11.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Degen Gebremskel  Ethiopia 13:11.97
4 Geoffrey Kusuro  Uganda 13:31.80
5 Tony Wamulwa  Zambia 13:33.09
6 Vincent Yator  Kenya 13:35.67
7 Abraham Kiplimo  Uganda 13:41.89
8 Pascal Sarwat  Tanzania 13:50.29
9 Adil Rached  Morocco 13:51.45
10 Hassan Chahdi  France 13:51.45
11 Matt Centrowitz  United States 13:58.31
12 Akinobu Murasawa  Japan 13:58.87
13 Ryan Gregson  Australia 14:01.66
14 Sondre Moen  Norway 14:02.95
15 Charles Koech  Qatar 14:13.53
16 Ryan Collins  United States 14:30.16

Participation

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

References

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  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