2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dorcus Inzikuru Uganda |
| - | - |
| Silver | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Sharon Cherop Kenya |

## Results

### Final

17 October

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda | 16:21.32 |
| | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 16:23.69 |
| | Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 16:23.73 |
| 4 | Kayoko Fukushi | Japan | 16:25.01 |
| 5 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 16:28.35 |
| 6 | Elvan Can | Turkey | 16:33.77 |
| 7 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 16:40.07 |
| 8 | Wang Xiaoming | China | 16:46.75 |
| 9 | Carol Henry | Canada | 17:23.96 |
| 10 | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey | 17:24.66 |
| 11 | Jane Makombe | Zimbabwe | 17:28.82 |
| 12 | Lucélia Peres | Brazil | 18:01.84 |
| 13 | Valquíria Santos | Brazil | 18:57.61 |
| 14 | Anna Markelova | Turkmenistan | 20:35.19 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

* Brazil (2)
* Canada (1)
* China (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Turkey (2)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* Uganda (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)
