title: 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
text: # 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
  
  The women's 5000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 22 August.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships :
  
  | World U20 Record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:30.88 | Bergen, Norway | 11 June 2004 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 15:08.06 | Moncton, Canada | 21 July 2010 |
  | World U20 Leading | Mizan Alem (ETH) | 14:46.20 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8 June 2021 |
  
  ## Results
  
  The final was held on 22 August at 17:10.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mizan Alem | Ethiopia | 16:05.61 |
  | | Melknat Wudu | Ethiopia | 16:13.16 |
  | | Prisca Chesang | Uganda | 16:21.78 |
  | 4 | Zenah Cheptoo | Kenya | 16:29.44 |
  | 5 | Carla Domínguez | Spain | 16:45.79 |
  | 6 | Maureen Cherotich | Kenya | 16:58.95 |
  | 7 | Oliwia Wawrzyniak | Poland | 17:17.59 |
  | 8 | Ankita | India | 17:17.68 |
  | 9 | Fiori Ghebrehiwot | Eritrea | 17:22.65 |
  | 10 | Scarlett Chebet | Uganda | 17:36.26 |
  