2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Muktar Edris Ethiopia |
Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea |
Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya |
Records
Prior to the competition, 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
The start of the 5000 metres
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
References
- http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=5000/combCode=hash/timetable.html
- 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
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