2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 23 July.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Kalkidan Fentie  Ethiopia
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| Silver | Emmaculate Chepkirui Kenya
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| Bronze | Bontu Rebitu  Bahrain
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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 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
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14:30.88 | Bergen, Norway | 11 June 2004 |
| Championship Record | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
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15:08.06 | Moncton, Canada | 21 July 2010 |
| World Junior Leading | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)
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14:45.63 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 June 2016 |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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Kalkidan Fentie | Ethiopia |
15:29.64 | PB |
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Emmaculate Chepkirui | Kenya |
15:31.12 | PB |
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Bontu Rebitu | Bahrain |
15:31.93 | |
| 4 | Mercyline Chelangat |  Uganda |
15:34.09 | PB |
| 5 | Yitayish Mekonene | Ethiopia |
15:34.37 | PB |
| 6 | Catherine Syokau Mwanzau | Kenya |
15:37.79 | PB |
| 7 | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | Bahrain |
15:38.56 | |
| 8 | Rika Kaseda |  Japan |
15:39.66 | PB |
| 9 | Alina Reh |  Germany |
15:41.62 | NU20R |
| 10 | Branna MacDougall |  Canada |
15:48.80 | NU20R |
| 11 | Anna Rohrer |  United States |
15:49.42 | |
| 12 | Mikuni Yada | Japan |
15:49.63 | |
| 13 | Salome Nyirarukundo |  Rwanda |
15:57.68 | NU20R |
| 14 | Annabel McDermott |  Australia |
16:08.44 | |
| 15 | Saida Meneses |  Peru |
16:36.04 | NU20R |
| 16 | Bella Burda | United States |
16:43.87 | |
| 17 | Elsa Racasan |  France |
17:13.18 | |
| 18 | Ciren Cuomu |  China |
17:24.32 | |
| Nebyat Abraham |  Eritrea |
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