The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July 2008.
Medalists Gold Sule Utura Silver Genzebe Dibaba Bronze Nelly Ngeiywo
Results
Final 8 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Sule Utura 16:15.59 Genzebe Dibaba 16:16.75 Nelly Ngeiywo 16:17.96 4 Lucia Kamene Muangi 16:25.04 5 Kasumi Nishihara 16:33.28 6 Olga Skrypak 16:36.46 7 Kendra Schaff 16:37.79 8 Emily Pidgeon 16:41.29 9 Nanako Hayashi 16:41.67 10 Kim Seong-Eun 16:42.17 11 Catherine White 16:48.70 12 Ashley Higginson 17:19.54
Participation According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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