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

GoldSilverBronze
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.

NameNationalityTimeLocationDate
World junior recordTirunesh DibabaEthiopia Ethiopia14:30.88BergenJune 11, 2004
Championship recordMeselech MelkamuEthiopia Ethiopia15:21.52GrossetoJuly 13, 2004

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeWJRCR
July 21FinalGenzebe DibabaEthiopia Ethiopia15:08.06CR

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia15:08.06CR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Mercy Cherono Kenya15:09.19
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya15:17.39PB
4Tejitu Daba Bahrain15:29.78NJR
5Ayuko Suzuki Japan15:47.36PB
6Emily Sisson United States15:48.91PB
7Karla Díaz Mexico15:56.12NJR
8Nanaka Izawa Japan15:59.29SB
9Afera Godfay Ethiopia16:14.28PB
10Federica Bevilacqua Italy16:19.60PB
11Kate Avery United Kingdom16:23.97SB
12Gulshat Fazlitdinova Russia16:27.69
13Goeun Yeum South Korea16:49.18
14Victoria Hanna Canada17:28.99

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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