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.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Dorcus Inzikuru Uganda
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| Silver | Meseret Defar Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Sharon Cherop Kenya
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Results edit
Final edit
17 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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 edit
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015