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

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sule Utura Ethiopia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo Kenya |

## Results

### Final

8 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 16:15.59 |
| | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 16:16.75 |
| | Nelly Ngeiywo | Kenya | 16:17.96 |
| 4 | Lucia Kamene Muangi | Kenya | 16:25.04 |
| 5 | Kasumi Nishihara | Japan | 16:33.28 |
| 6 | Olga Skrypak | Ukraine | 16:36.46 |
| 7 | Kendra Schaff | Canada | 16:37.79 |
| 8 | Emily Pidgeon | United Kingdom | 16:41.29 |
| 9 | Nanako Hayashi | Japan | 16:41.67 |
| 10 | Kim Seong-Eun | South Korea | 16:42.17 |
| 11 | Catherine White | United States | 16:48.70 |
| 12 | Ashley Higginson | United States | 17:19.54 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

* Canada (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
