2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July.{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=5000/combCode=hash/timetable.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120727065132/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=5000/combCode=hash/timetable.html| archive-date = 2012-07-27| title = iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations}}{{ Citation | last = Peters | first = Lionel | last2 = Magnusson | first2 = Tomas | title = WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15 | url = http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2012.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222165900/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2012.html | archive-date =22 February 2014 | url-status = dead | publisher = WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") | access-date = 13 June 2015}}{{ Citation | title = IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES | url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf | publisher = IAAF | access-date = 13 June 2015}}

Medalists

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

width=200 bgcolor=silver|Silverwidth=200 bgcolor=CC9966|Bronze
Muktar Edris
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|Abrar Osman Adem
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|Wiliam Malel Sitonik
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Records

{{As of|2012|06|04|alt=Prior to the competition}}, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

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|World Junior Record

|{{flagathlete|Eliud Kipchoge|KEN}}

|12:52.61

|Oslo, Norway

|27 June 2003

Championship Record

|{{flagathlete|Abreham Cherkos|ETH}}

|13:08.57

|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|13 July 2008

|World Junior Leading

|{{flagathlete|Isiah Kiplangat Koech|KEN}}

|12:57.63

|Eugene, United States

|2 June 2012

Results

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RankNameNationalityTimeNote
{{gold01}}align=left| Muktar Edrisalign=left|{{ETH}}13:38.95
{{silver02}}align=left| Abrar Osman Ademalign=left|{{ERI}}13:40.52
{{bronze03}}align=left| Wiliam Malel Sitonikalign=left|{{KEN}}13:40.52
{{sort|04|4}}align=left| Younés Essalhialign=left|{{MAR}}13:41.69PB
{{sort|05|5}}align=left| Tsegaye Mekonnenalign=left|{{ETH}}13:44.43PB
{{sort|06|6}}align=left| Phillip Kipyekoalign=left|{{UGA}}13:45.52PB
{{sort|07|7}}align=left| Moses Martin Kurongalign=left|{{UGA}}13:52.96
{{sort|08|8}}align=left| Moses Mukono Letoyiealign=left|{{KEN}}13:56.60
{{sort|09|9}}align=left| Dino Bošnjakalign=left|{{CRO}}14:13.48NJ
10align=left| François Barreralign=left|{{FRA}}14:16.46
11align=left| Kota Murayamaalign=left|{{JPN}}14:18.24
12align=left| Krubhli Shiferaw Erassaalign=left|{{USA}}14:19.28
13align=left| Kyle Kingalign=left|{{USA}}14:19.97
14align=left| Kazuma Tairaalign=left|{{JPN}}14:22.95
15align=left| Lorenzo Dinialign=left|{{ITA}}14:22.97PB
16align=left| Aaron Hendrikxalign=left|{{CAN}}14:29.32
17align=left| Abdelmunaim Yahya Adamalign=left|{{SUD}}14:35.70PB
18align=left| Samuele Dinialign=left|{{ITA}}14:43.43PB
19align=left| Souleiman Roblehalign=left|{{DJI}}14:48.17PB
20align=left| Rethabile Molefialign=left|{{LES}}14:50.60PB
21align=left| Myeongjun Sonalign=left|{{KOR}}15:03.10
22align=left| Orye Lendoyealign=left|{{GAB}}19:03.89PB
align=left| Soufiyan Bouqantaralign=left|{{MAR}}DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

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  • {{flagcountry|CAN}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|CRO}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|DJI}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|ERI}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|ETH}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|FRA}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|GAB}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|ITA}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|JPN}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|KEN}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|LES}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|MAR}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|KOR}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|SUD}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|UGA}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|USA}} (2)

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References

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