2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
# 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Muktar Edris Ethiopia | Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea | Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya |

## Records

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

| World Junior Record | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 12:52.61 | Oslo, Norway | 27 June 2003 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Record | Abreham Cherkos (ETH) | 13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Isiah Kiplangat Koech (KEN) | 12:57.63 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia | 13:38.95 | |
| | Abrar Osman Adem | Eritrea | 13:40.52 | |
| | Wiliam Malel Sitonik | Kenya | 13:40.52 | |
| 4 | Younés Essalhi | Morocco | 13:41.69 | PB |
| 5 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 13:44.43 | PB |
| 6 | Phillip Kipyeko | Uganda | 13:45.52 | PB |
| 7 | Moses Martin Kurong | Uganda | 13:52.96 | |
| 8 | Moses Mukono Letoyie | Kenya | 13:56.60 | |
| 9 | Dino Bošnjak | Croatia | 14:13.48 | NJ |
| 10 | François Barrer | France | 14:16.46 | |
| 11 | Kota Murayama | Japan | 14:18.24 | |
| 12 | Krubhli Shiferaw Erassa | United States | 14:19.28 | |
| 13 | Kyle King | United States | 14:19.97 | |
| 14 | Kazuma Taira | Japan | 14:22.95 | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Dini | Italy | 14:22.97 | PB |
| 16 | Aaron Hendrikx | Canada | 14:29.32 | |
| 17 | Abdelmunaim Yahya Adam | Sudan | 14:35.70 | PB |
| 18 | Samuele Dini | Italy | 14:43.43 | PB |
| 19 | Souleiman Robleh | Djibouti | 14:48.17 | PB |
| 20 | Rethabile Molefi | Lesotho | 14:50.60 | PB |
| 21 | Myeongjun Son | South Korea | 15:03.10 | |
| 22 | Orye Lendoye | Gabon | 19:03.89 | PB |
| – | Soufiyan Bouqantar | Morocco | DNF | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

* Canada (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Djibouti (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Gabon (1)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Lesotho (1)
* Morocco (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Sudan (1)
* Uganda (2)
* United States (2)
