2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

NameNationalityTimeLocationDate
World junior recordTirunesh DibabaEthiopia Ethiopia14:30.88BergenJune 11, 2004
Championship recordMeselech MelkamuEthiopia Ethiopia15:21.52GrossetoJuly 13, 2004

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeWJRCR
July 21FinalGenzebe DibabaEthiopia Ethiopia15:08.06CR

Results

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia15:08.06CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mercy Cherono Kenya15:09.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya15:17.39PB
4Tejitu Daba Bahrain15:29.78NJR
5Ayuko Suzuki Japan15:47.36PB
6Emily Sisson United States15:48.91PB
7Karla Díaz Mexico15:56.12NJR
8Nanaka Izawa Japan15:59.29SB
9Afera Godfay Ethiopia16:14.28PB
10Federica Bevilacqua Italy16:19.60PB
11Kate Avery United Kingdom16:23.97SB
12Gulshat Fazlitdinova Russia16:27.69
13Goeun Yeum South Korea16:49.18
14Victoria Hanna Canada17:28.99

Key: CR = championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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