2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 23 July.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Selemon Barega  Ethiopia
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| Silver | Jamal Abdi Dirieh Djibouti
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| Bronze | Wesley Ladema  Kenya
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Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
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| World Junior Record | Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH)
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12:47.53 | Paris, France | 6 July 2012 |
| Championship Record | Abreham Cherkos (ETH)
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13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Abadi Hadis (ETH)
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13:02.49 | Shanghai, China | 14 May 2016 |
Results
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Selemon Barega | Ethiopia |
13:21.21 | PB |
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Jamal Abdi Dirieh | Djibouti |
13:21.50 | NU20R |
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Wesley Ladema | Kenya |
13:23.34 | PB |
| 4 | Yeneblo Biyazen | Ethiopia |
13:28.41 | PB |
| 5 | Aron Kifle |  Eritrea |
13:31.09 | |
| 6 | Moses Koech | Kenya |
13:35.10 | SB |
| 7 | Awit Habte | Eritrea |
13:50.60 | |
| 8 | Elzan Bibić |  Serbia |
13:51.40 | NU20R |
| 9 | Alexander Yee |  Great Britain |
13:52.01 | PB |
| 10 | Jimmy Gressier |  France |
13:55.07 | PB |
| 11 | Mario Pacay |  Guatemala |
13:55.90 | NU20R |
| 12 | Martin Musau |  Uganda |
13:58.30 | PB |
| 13 | Hyuga Endo |  Japan |
14:08.38 | |
| 14 | Suldan Hassan |  Sweden |
14:15.22 | |
| 15 | Matthew Ramsden |  Australia |
14:15.35 | |
| 16 | Zachary Snider |  United States |
14:15.89 | |
| 17 | Sergiy Polikarpenko |  Italy |
14:20.39 | PB |
| 18 | Victor Kiplangat | Uganda |
14:21.22 | |
| 19 | Olin Hacker | United States |
14:23.33 | PB |
| 20 | Hiroki Abe | Japan |
14:27.70 | |
| 21 | Fabien Palcau | France |
14:36.83 | |
| 22 | Pierre Murchan |  Ireland |
14:38.67 | |
| 23 | Robin Ryynänen |  Finland |
14:46.28 | PB |
| 24 | Dario De Caro | Italy |
14:48.82 | |
| 25 | Jack O'Leary | Ireland |
14:50.67 | PB |
| Thiery Ndikumwenayo |  Burundi |
DNS |