2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
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.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Gordon Mugi Kenya
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| Silver | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Cyrus Kataron Kenya
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
21 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gordon Mugi | Kenya |
13:44.93 | |
 |
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
13:45.43 | |
 |
Cyrus Kataron | Kenya |
13:46.12 | |
| 4 | Obed Mutanya |  Zambia |
13:46.33 | |
| 5 | Beruk Debrework | Ethiopia |
13:54.17 | |
| 6 | Khoudir Aggoune |  Algeria |
14:01.16 | |
| 7 | Cutbert Nyasango |  Zimbabwe |
14:02.02 | |
| 8 | Aïssa Dghoughi |  Morocco |
14:07.30 | |
| 9 | Onèsphore Nkunzimana |  Burundi |
14:07.67 | |
| 10 | Mo Farah |  United Kingdom |
14:12.21 | |
| 11 | Chris Thompson | United Kingdom |
14:13.91 | |
| 12 | Said Al-Harasi |  Qatar |
14:14.45 | |
| 13 | Vasyl Matviychuk |  Ukraine |
14:31.27 | |
| 14 | Jeffrey Gwebu |  South Africa |
14:41.31 | |
| 15 | Gustav Svedbrant |  Sweden |
14:53.79 |
Heats[edit]
18 October
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Mugi | Kenya |
14:07.37 | Q |
| 2 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
14:15.35 | Q |
| 3 | Cutbert Nyasango | Zimbabwe |
14:15.88 | Q |
| 4 | Aïssa Dghoughi | Morocco |
14:20.81 | Q |
| 5 | Chris Thompson | United Kingdom |
14:25.46 | Q |
| 6 | Vasyl Matviychuk | Ukraine |
14:32.99 | q |
| 7 | Takamasa Uchida |  Japan |
14:43.59 | |
| 8 | Nasser Al-Bishi |  Saudi Arabia |
14:45.09 | |
| 9 | Idris Yousef | Qatar |
14:51.46 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyrus Kataron | Kenya |
14:10.38 | Q |
| 2 | Onèsphore Nkunzimana | Burundi |
14:10.60 | Q |
| 3 | Obed Mutanya | Zambia |
14:10.71 | Q |
| 4 | Beruk Debrework | Ethiopia |
14:11.19 | Q |
| 5 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom |
14:18.82 | Q |
| 6 | Khoudir Aggoune | Algeria |
14:19.68 | q |
| 7 | Said Al-Harasi | Qatar |
14:22.91 | q |
| 8 | Jeffrey Gwebu | South Africa |
14:31.10 | q |
| 9 | Gustav Svedbrant | Sweden |
14:32.72 | q |
| 10 | Kazuhiro Maeda | Japan |
14:36.76 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Burundi (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Morocco (1)
Qatar (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015