2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Josphat Bett Kipkoech Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Titus Mbishei Kenya |
| Bronze | Ibrahim Jeylan Ethiopia |

## Results

### Final

9 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Josphat Bett Kipkoech | Kenya | 27:30.85 |
| | Titus Mbishei | Kenya | 27:31.65 |
| | Ibrahim Jeylan | Ethiopia | 28:07.98 |
| 4 | Humegaw Mesfin | Ethiopia | 28:08.58 |
| 5 | Stephen Kiprotich | Uganda | 28:10.71 |
| 6 | Yousef Nasir | Morocco | 29:19.85 |
| 7 | Ryuji Kashiwabara | Japan | 29:31.52 |
| 8 | Houssem Rouabhi | Algeria | 29:58.19 |
| 9 | Mohammad Ahmed | Canada | 30:03.53 |
| 10 | Vedat Günen | Turkey | 30:03.87 |
| 11 | Nyial Majock | Canada | 30:13.42 |
| 12 | Robert Krebs | Germany | 30:19.66 |
| 13 | Guillem Durán | Spain | 30:23.79 |
| 14 | Daniel Mateo | Spain | 30:26.20 |
| 15 | Mikael Ekvall | Sweden | 30:30.69 |
| 16 | Simon Laurent | France | 30:43.60 |
| 17 | Donald Cabral | United States | 30:47.55 |
| 18 | Damian Kabat | Poland | 30:49.95 |
| 19 | Daniel Dunbar | United States | 30:51.67 |
| 20 | Yusuke Mita | Japan | 31:22.45 |
| | Bentamra Boucherit | Algeria | DNF |
| | Víctor Aravena | Chile | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Algeria (2)
* Canada (2)
* Chile (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Morocco (1)
* Poland (1)
* Spain (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Uganda (1)
* United States (2)
