The women's 5000 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Xue Fei China
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| Silver | Florence Kiplagat Kenya
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| Bronze | Mary Ngugi Kenya
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Results edit
Final edit
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Xue Fei | China |
15:31.61 | |
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Florence Kiplagat | Kenya |
15:32.34 | |
 |
Mary Ngugi | Kenya |
15:36.82 | |
| 4 | Bai Xue | China |
15:37.12 | |
| 5 | Wude Ayalew |  Ethiopia |
15:41.63 | |
| 6 | Sian Edwards |  United Kingdom |
15:47.87 | |
| 7 | Workitu Ayanu | Ethiopia |
15:50.89 | |
| 8 | Farida Makula |  Tanzania |
16:07.24 | |
| 9 | Nami Matsuda |  Japan |
16:09.63 | |
| 10 | Rina Yamazaki | Japan |
16:33.02 | |
| 11 | Natalya Starkova |  Russia |
16:39.19 | |
| 12 | Svetlana Kudelich |  Belarus |
17:00.03 | |
| 13 | María Sánchez |  Spain |
17:41.78 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015