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 Ethiopia
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| Silver | Mathew Kisorio Kenya
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| Bronze | Degen Gebremskel Ethiopia
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Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia |
13:08.57 | |
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Mathew Kisorio | Kenya |
13:11.57 | |
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Degen Gebremskel | Ethiopia |
13:11.97 | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kusuro |  Uganda |
13:31.80 | |
| 5 | Tony Wamulwa |  Zambia |
13:33.09 | |
| 6 | Vincent Yator | Kenya |
13:35.67 | |
| 7 | Abraham Kiplimo | Uganda |
13:41.89 | |
| 8 | Pascal Sarwat |  Tanzania |
13:50.29 | |
| 9 | Adil Rached |  Morocco |
13:51.45 | |
| 10 | Hassan Chahdi |  France |
13:51.45 | |
| 11 | Matt Centrowitz |  United States |
13:58.31 | |
| 12 | Akinobu Murasawa |  Japan |
13:58.87 | |
| 13 | Ryan Gregson |  Australia |
14:01.66 | |
| 14 | Sondre Moen |  Norway |
14:02.95 | |
| 15 | Charles Koech |  Qatar |
14:13.53 | |
| 16 | Ryan Collins | United States |
14:30.16 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Morocco (1)
- Norway (1)
- Qatar (1)
- Tanzania (1)
- Uganda (2)
- United States (2)
- Zambia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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