2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia |
Mercy Cherono Kenya |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya |
Records
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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 17:28.99 |
Key: CR = championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
Participation
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
- 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
- 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.
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