The men's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 13 July.
Medalists Gold Abreham Cherkos Silver Mathew Kisorio Bronze Degen Gebremskel
Results Final 13 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Abreham Cherkos 13:08.57 Mathew Kisorio 13:11.57 Degen Gebremskel 13:11.97 4 Geoffrey Kusuro 13:31.80 5 Tony Wamulwa 13:33.09 6 Vincent Yator 13:35.67 7 Abraham Kiplimo 13:41.89 8 Pascal Sarwat 13:50.29 9 Adil Rached 13:51.45 10 Hassan Chahdi 13:51.45 11 Matt Centrowitz 13:58.31 12 Akinobu Murasawa 13:58.87 13 Ryan Gregson 14:01.66 14 Sondre Moen 14:02.95 15 Charles Koech 14:13.53 16 Ryan Collins 14:30.16
Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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