1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia |
| Silver | David Chelule Kenya |
| Bronze | Aaron Gabonewe South Africa |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 13:35.30 | |
 | David Chelule | Kenya | 13:36.27 | |
 | Aaron Gabonewe | South Africa | 13:46.19 | |
| 4 | Tetsuhiro Furuta |  Japan | 13:46.59 | |
| 5 | Marko Hhawu |  Tanzania | 13:52.51 | |
| 6 | Godfrey Nyombi |  Uganda | 13:55.92 | |
| 7 | Yuki Yamamoto | Japan | 14:06.59 | |
| 8 | John Gilay | Tanzania | 14:07.93 | |
| 9 | Adrian Maghiar |  Romania | 14:08.35 | |
| 10 | Janko Benša |  Yugoslavia | 14:12.13 | |
| 11 | Stephen Njenga | Kenya | 14:24.18 | |
| 12 | Sebastian Hallmann |  Germany | 14:50.14 | |
| Gojen Singh |  India | DNS | ||
| David Galindo |  Mexico | DNS | ||
| Sisay Bezabeh | Ethiopia | DNS |
Heats[edit]
23 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 14:07.15 | Q |
| 2 | Aaron Gabonewe | South Africa | 14:07.22 | Q |
| 3 | Stephen Njenga | Kenya | 14:07.27 | Q |
| 4 | Marko Hhawu | Tanzania | 14:07.66 | Q |
| 5 | Yuki Yamamoto | Japan | 14:13.20 | Q |
| 6 | John Gilay | Tanzania | 14:13.45 | q |
| 7 | Gojen Singh | India | 14:14.48 | q |
| 8 | Mark Thompson |  Australia | 14:21.97 | |
| 9 | Samuel Mangusho | Uganda | 14:22.37 | |
| 10 | Francisco Mondragón | Mexico | 14:25.34 | |
| 11 | Marilson dos Santos |  Brazil | 14:30.99 | |
| 12 | Oscar Meza |  Paraguay | 15:39.16 | |
| 13 | José Castillo Caceres |  Honduras | 15:43.01 | |
| Frank Hoffmeister | Germany | DNF |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sisay Bezabeh | Ethiopia | 14:05.00 | Q |
| 2 | David Chelule | Kenya | 14:05.80 | Q |
| 3 | Tetsuhiro Furuta | Japan | 14:06.16 | Q |
| 4 | David Galindo | Mexico | 14:06.57 | Q |
| 5 | Janko Benša | Yugoslavia | 14:08.34 | Q |
| 6 | Sebastian Hallmann | Germany | 14:09.52 | q |
| 7 | Adrian Maghiar | Romania | 14:09.65 | q |
| 8 | Godfrey Nyombi | Uganda | 14:09.77 | q |
| 9 | Ricardo Maestrelo | Brazil | 14:16.08 | |
| 10 | Brent Hauser |  United States | 14:17.21 | |
| 11 | Fecri Idin |  Turkey | 14:53.60 | |
| 12 | Sinlasone Sanith |  Laos | 15:25.46 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Ould Abdellahy |  Mauritania | 16:12.57 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Brazil (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Germany (2)
Honduras (1)
India (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Laos (1)
Mauritania (1)
Mexico (2)
Paraguay (1)
Romania (1)
South Africa (1)
Tanzania (2)
Turkey (1)
Uganda (2)
United States (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015