2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at the National Stadium in Independence Park, on 20 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Solomon Bushendich Kenya |

## Results

### Final

20 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 29:02.71 |
| | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 29:03.74 |
| | Solomon Bushendich | Kenya | 29:05.96 |
| 4 | Kei Ide | Japan | 29:29.18 |
| 5 | Dieudonné Gahungu | Burundi | 29:30.09 |
| 6 | Pascal Ntahokaraja | Burundi | 29:31.60 |
| 7 | Franck de Almeida | Brazil | 29:49.95 |
| 8 | Andrew Limo | Kenya | 30:04.86 |
| 9 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | Rwanda | 30:06.97 |
| 10 | Samson Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 30:16.79 |
| 11 | Junichi Seino | Japan | 30:22.40 |
| 12 | François Bagambiki | Rwanda | 30:31.67 |
| 13 | Mohamed Bashir | Denmark | 31:11.38 |
| 14 | Mohamed Chekalil | Algeria | 31:27.26 |
| 15 | Charles Millioen | United States | 32:03.71 |
| 16 | Dan Glaz | United States | 32:22.13 |
| 17 | Moustapha Houssein Guelleh | Djibouti | 32:36.79 |
| | Aissam Gtaib | Morocco | DNF |
| | Edilberto Méndez | Mexico | DNF |
| | Selahattin Selçuk | Turkey | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

* Algeria (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Burundi (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Djibouti (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Rwanda (2)
* Turkey (1)
* United States (2)
