title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
  
  The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 21 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  21 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 15:54.94 |
  | | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 15:55.99 |
  | | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:56.04 |
  | 4 | Zhang Yuhong | China | 15:58.20 |
  | 5 | Fujiko Takahashi | Japan | 16:02.75 |
  | 6 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 16:04.10 |
  | 7 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 16:04.71 |
  | 8 | Elina Lindgren | Finland | 16:08.54 |
  | 9 | Hind Musa | Sudan | 16:09.47 |
  | 10 | Jang Jin-Suk | South Korea | 16:17.56 |
  | 11 | Galina Ignatyeva | Russia | 16:23.46 |
  | 12 | Yoko Miyauchi | Japan | 16:38.84 |
  | 13 | Adrienne Herzog | Netherlands | 16:46.53 |
  | 14 | Sónia Fernandes | Portugal | 16:47.44 |
  | 15 | Agnes Chikwakwa | Malawi | 16:56.75 |
  | 16 | Mira Preradovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17:02.48 |
  | 17 | Snežana Kostic | FR Yugoslavia | 17:05.09 |
  | 18 | Lindsay Zinn | United States | 17:05.99 |
  | 19 | Laura Zeigle | United States | 17:11.37 |
  | 20 | Alba García | Spain | 17:28.03 |
  | 21 | Daphrose Ndayikunda | Burundi | 17:57.02 |
  | 22 | Chen Shu-Hua | Chinese Taipei | 18:02.56 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
  * Burundi (1)
  * China (1)
  * Chinese Taipei (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Malawi (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sudan (1)
  * United States (2)
  * FR Yugoslavia (1)
  