title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Hillary Chenonge Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Markos Geneti Guteta Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  16 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hillary Chenonge | Kenya | 13:28.30 |
  | | Markos Geneti Guteta | Ethiopia | 13:28.83 |
  | | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 13:29.13 |
  | 4 | Solomon Bushendich | Kenya | 13:36.97 |
  | 5 | Pascal Ntahokaraja | Burundi | 13:55.63 |
  | 6 | Dieudonné Gahungu | Burundi | 13:56.84 |
  | 7 | Abdelhalim Zahraoui | Morocco | 14:08.55 |
  | 8 | Ahmed Khamlaoui | Tunisia | 14:14.83 |
  | 9 | Koichi Murakami | Japan | 14:22.05 |
  | 10 | Sandile Lembetha | South Africa | 14:23.88 |
  | 11 | Rod Koborsi | United States | 14:24.91 |
  | 12 | Hamid Ezzine | Morocco | 14:28.68 |
  | 13 | Noel Cutillas | Spain | 14:37.83 |
  | 14 | Shawn Forrest | Australia | 14:41.15 |
  | 15 | Javier Guerra | Spain | 14:55.07 |
  | 16 | Ali Hassan Bahdon | Djibouti | 16:18.48 |
  | 17 | Henry Foufaka | Solomon Islands | 16:22.25 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Burundi (2)
  * Djibouti (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Morocco (2)
  * Solomon Islands (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * Tunisia (1)
  * United States (1)
  