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2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Muktar Edris
 Ethiopia
Abrar Osman Adem
 Eritrea
Wiliam Malel Sitonik
 Kenya

Records

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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

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The start of the 5000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Muktar Edris  Ethiopia 13:38.95
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abrar Osman Adem  Eritrea 13:40.52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  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

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According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ "iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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