title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at the National Stadium in Independence Park, on 20 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Solomon Bushendich Kenya |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  20 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 29:02.71 |
  | | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 29:03.74 |
  | | Solomon Bushendich | Kenya | 29:05.96 |
  | 4 | Kei Ide | Japan | 29:29.18 |
  | 5 | Dieudonné Gahungu | Burundi | 29:30.09 |
  | 6 | Pascal Ntahokaraja | Burundi | 29:31.60 |
  | 7 | Franck de Almeida | Brazil | 29:49.95 |
  | 8 | Andrew Limo | Kenya | 30:04.86 |
  | 9 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | Rwanda | 30:06.97 |
  | 10 | Samson Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 30:16.79 |
  | 11 | Junichi Seino | Japan | 30:22.40 |
  | 12 | François Bagambiki | Rwanda | 30:31.67 |
  | 13 | Mohamed Bashir | Denmark | 31:11.38 |
  | 14 | Mohamed Chekalil | Algeria | 31:27.26 |
  | 15 | Charles Millioen | United States | 32:03.71 |
  | 16 | Dan Glaz | United States | 32:22.13 |
  | 17 | Moustapha Houssein Guelleh | Djibouti | 32:36.79 |
  | | Aissam Gtaib | Morocco | DNF |
  | | Edilberto Méndez | Mexico | DNF |
  | | Selahattin Selçuk | Turkey | DNF |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Burundi (2)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Djibouti (1)
  * Eritrea (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mexico (1)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Rwanda (2)
  * Turkey (1)
  * United States (2)
  