2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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 |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mathew Kisorio Kenya |
| Bronze | Degen Gebremskel Ethiopia |

## Results

### Final

13 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | 13:08.57 |
| | Mathew Kisorio | Kenya | 13:11.57 |
| | 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)
