The men's 5000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 18 and 21 October.
Medalists Gold Gordon Mugi Silver Kenenisa Bekele Bronze Cyrus Kataron
Results Final 21 October Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Gordon Mugi 13:44.93 Kenenisa Bekele 13:45.43 Cyrus Kataron 13:46.12 4 Obed Mutanya 13:46.33 5 Beruk Debrework 13:54.17 6 Khoudir Aggoune 14:01.16 7 Cutbert Nyasango 14:02.02 8 Aïssa Dghoughi 14:07.30 9 Onèsphore Nkunzimana 14:07.67 10 Mo Farah 14:12.21 11 Chris Thompson 14:13.91 12 Said Al-Harasi 14:14.45 13 Vasyl Matviychuk 14:31.27 14 Jeffrey Gwebu 14:41.31 15 Gustav Svedbrant 14:53.79
Heats 18 October
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Gordon Mugi 14:07.37 Q 2 Kenenisa Bekele 14:15.35 Q 3 Cutbert Nyasango 14:15.88 Q 4 Aïssa Dghoughi 14:20.81 Q 5 Chris Thompson 14:25.46 Q 6 Vasyl Matviychuk 14:32.99 q 7 Takamasa Uchida 14:43.59 8 Nasser Al-Bishi 14:45.09 9 Idris Yousef 14:51.46
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Cyrus Kataron 14:10.38 Q 2 Onèsphore Nkunzimana 14:10.60 Q 3 Obed Mutanya 14:10.71 Q 4 Beruk Debrework 14:11.19 Q 5 Mo Farah 14:18.82 Q 6 Khoudir Aggoune 14:19.68 q 7 Said Al-Harasi 14:22.91 q 8 Jeffrey Gwebu 14:31.10 q 9 Gustav Svedbrant 14:32.72 q 10 Kazuhiro Maeda 14:36.76
Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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