2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 21 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |

## Results

### Final

21 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 15:54.94 |
| | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 15:55.99 |
| | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:56.04 |
| 4 | Zhang Yuhong | China | 15:58.20 |
| 5 | Fujiko Takahashi | Japan | 16:02.75 |
| 6 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 16:04.10 |
| 7 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 16:04.71 |
| 8 | Elina Lindgren | Finland | 16:08.54 |
| 9 | Hind Musa | Sudan | 16:09.47 |
| 10 | Jang Jin-Suk | South Korea | 16:17.56 |
| 11 | Galina Ignatyeva | Russia | 16:23.46 |
| 12 | Yoko Miyauchi | Japan | 16:38.84 |
| 13 | Adrienne Herzog | Netherlands | 16:46.53 |
| 14 | Sónia Fernandes | Portugal | 16:47.44 |
| 15 | Agnes Chikwakwa | Malawi | 16:56.75 |
| 16 | Mira Preradovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17:02.48 |
| 17 | Snežana Kostic | FR Yugoslavia | 17:05.09 |
| 18 | Lindsay Zinn | United States | 17:05.99 |
| 19 | Laura Zeigle | United States | 17:11.37 |
| 20 | Alba García | Spain | 17:28.03 |
| 21 | Daphrose Ndayikunda | Burundi | 17:57.02 |
| 22 | Chen Shu-Hua | Chinese Taipei | 18:02.56 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Burundi (1)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Malawi (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sudan (1)
* United States (2)
* FR Yugoslavia (1)
