The women's 5,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGenzebe DibabaMercy CheronoAlice Aprot Nawowuna
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows. Name Nationality Time Location Date World junior recordTirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia14:30.88 BergenJune 11, 2004 Championship record Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 15:21.52 Grosseto July 13, 2004
The following records were established during the competition: DateRoundNameNationalityTimeWJRCR July 21 Final Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 15:08.06 CR
Results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Genzebe Dibaba 15:08.06 CR Mercy Cherono 15:09.19 Alice Aprot Nawowuna 15:17.39 PB Tejitu Daba 15:29.78 NJR Ayuko Suzuki 15:47.36 PB Emily Sisson 15:48.91 PB Karla Díaz 15:56.12 NJR Nanaka Izawa 15:59.29 SB Afera Godfay 16:14.28 PB10 Federica Bevilacqua 16:19.60 PB11 Kate Avery 16:23.97 SB12 Gulshat Fazlitdinova 16:27.69 13 Goeun Yeum 16:49.18 14 Victoria Hanna 17:28.99
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
External links 5,000 metres results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. 13th IAAF World Junior Championships Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.