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
| Gold | Sule Utura |
| Silver | Genzebe Dibaba |
| Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo |
Results
Final
8 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sule Utura | | 16:15.59 | |
 | Genzebe Dibaba | | 16:16.75 | |
 | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
References
- 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 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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