2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Sule Utura![]() |
Silver | Genzebe Dibaba![]() |
Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo![]() |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
8 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Sule Utura | ![]() |
16:15.59 | |
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Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
16:16.75 | |
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Nelly Ngeiywo | ![]() |
16:17.96 | |
4 | Lucia Kamene Muangi | ![]() |
16:25.04 | |
5 | Kasumi Nishihara | ![]() |
16:33.28 | |
6 | Olga Skrypak | ![]() |
16:36.46 | |
7 | Kendra Schaff | ![]() |
16:37.79 | |
8 | Emily Pidgeon | ![]() |
16:41.29 | |
9 | Nanako Hayashi | ![]() |
16:41.67 | |
10 | Kim Seong-Eun | ![]() |
16:42.17 | |
11 | Catherine White | ![]() |
16:48.70 | |
12 | Ashley Higginson | ![]() |
17:19.54 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
Canada (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
South Korea (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015