The men's 5000 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 30 July.[1][2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Henry Kirui Kenya
|
| Silver | Mohamed Choumassi Morocco
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| Bronze | Addis Abebe Ethiopia
|
Results
editFinal
edit30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Henry Kirui | Kenya |
13:54.29 | |
 |
Mohamed Choumassi | Morocco |
13:54.36 | |
 |
Addis Abebe | Ethiopia |
13:58.08 | |
| 4 | Norbert Kilimiali |  Tanzania |
13:59.35 | |
| 5 | Boay Akonay | Tanzania |
14:15.70 | |
| 6 | Morgan Tollofsén |  Sweden |
14:18.95 | |
| 7 | Mariano Campal |  Spain |
14:19.75 | |
| 8 | Demeke Bekele | Ethiopia |
14:20.12 | |
| 9 | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
14:25.24 | |
| 10 | Viktor Karpenko |  Soviet Union |
14:25.78 | |
| 11 | Juan Abad | Spain |
14:37.02 | |
| 12 | Neil Panchen |  United Kingdom |
14:39.77 | |
| 13 | Cândido Maia |  Portugal |
14:44.83 | |
| 14 | Ryuji Takei |  Japan |
14:53.59 | |
| 15 | Jon Dennis | United Kingdom |
15:12.78 |
Heats
edit28 July
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Abebe | Ethiopia |
14:00.54 | Q |
| 2 | Norbert Kilimiali | Tanzania |
14:00.87 | Q |
| 3 | Mariano Campal | Spain |
14:22.58 | Q |
| 4 | Viktor Karpenko | Soviet Union |
14:23.55 | Q |
| 5 | Jon Dennis | United Kingdom |
14:25.89 | Q |
| 6 | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
14:27.03 | q |
| 7 | Jun Hiratsuka | Japan |
14:28.53 | |
| 8 | Abderrahim Cherkaoui | Morocco |
14:32.00 | |
| 9 | Rui Vieira | Portugal |
14:42.49 | |
| 10 | Franklin Tenorio |  Ecuador |
14:42.67 | |
| 11 | Reggie Williams |  United States |
14:48.16 | |
| 12 | Julian Paynter |  Australia |
15:01.34 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Ahmed Hussein |  Somalia |
15:12.79 | |
| 14 | Robin Cianca |  Panama |
15:32.29 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Choumassi | Morocco |
14:05.17 | Q |
| 2 | Henry Kirui | Kenya |
14:08.45 | Q |
| 3 | Demeke Bekele | Ethiopia |
14:08.84 | Q |
| 4 | Boay Akonay | Tanzania |
14:13.85 | Q |
| 5 | Morgan Tollofsén | Sweden |
14:14.60 | Q |
| 6 | Ryuji Takei | Japan |
14:14.88 | q |
| 7 | Juan Abad | Spain |
14:25.73 | q |
| 8 | Neil Panchen | United Kingdom |
14:26.79 | q |
| 9 | Cândido Maia | Portugal |
14:27.79 | q |
| 10 | Mickael Dufermont |  France |
14:39.12 | |
| 11 | Lloyd Letkeman |  Canada |
14:54.33 | |
| 12 | Vladimir Yordanov |  Bulgaria |
15:00.79 | |
| 13 | Daniel Middleman | United States |
15:05.56 | |
| 14 | Valdenor dos Santos |  Brazil |
15:10.01 | |
| 15 | Patrick Chikwatu |  Malawi |
15:16.88 | |
| 16 | Dean Livingston | Australia |
16:11.24 | |
| Martin Forde |  Barbados |
DNF |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
References
edit- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 Apr 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015