title: 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
text: # 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 22 and 24 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Daniel Komen Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Habte Jifar Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Giuliano Battocletti Italy |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 13:45.37 |
  | | Habte Jifar | Ethiopia | 13:49.70 |
  | | Giuliano Battocletti | Italy | 13:51.16 |
  | 4 | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico | 13:55.19 |
  | 5 | Kenji Takao | Japan | 14:02.55 |
  | 6 | Samir Moussaoui | Algeria | 14:03.75 |
  | 7 | Benoît Zwierzchiewski | France | 14:04.34 |
  | 8 | Valeriy Kuzman | Russia | 14:04.50 |
  | 9 | Angelo Pacheco | Portugal | 14:06.17 |
  | 10 | Tekalegne Shewaye | Ethiopia | 14:10.07 |
  | 11 | Ko Jung-Won | South Korea | 14:15.33 |
  | 12 | David Galindo | Mexico | 14:17.44 |
  | 13 | Darrius Burrows | United Kingdom | 14:35.10 |
  | 14 | Wataru Okutani | Japan | 14:45.74 |
  | | Simone Zanon | Italy | DNS |
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Habte Jifar | Ethiopia | 14:27.48 | Q |
  | 2 | Kenji Takao | Japan | 14:27.92 | Q |
  | 3 | Simone Zanon | Italy | 14:28.02 | Q |
  | 4 | Angelo Pacheco | Portugal | 14:28.17 | Q |
  | 5 | Benoît Zwierzchiewski | France | 14:28.44 | Q |
  | 6 | Darrius Burrows | United Kingdom | 14:29.12 | q |
  | 7 | Samir Moussaoui | Algeria | 14:34.88 | q |
  | 8 | David Galindo | Mexico | 14:36.38 | q |
  | 9 | David Chelule | Kenya | 15:23.38 | |
  | 10 | Assounane Dan Kassoua | Niger | 15:45.77 | |
  | 11 | Tsiliso Raletsatsi | Lesotho | 15:46.78 | |
  | | Ahmed Safed | Palestine | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 13:52.42 | Q |
  | 2 | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico | 14:04.73 | Q |
  | 3 | Valeriy Kuzman | Russia | 14:04.78 | Q |
  | 4 | Wataru Okutani | Japan | 14:05.90 | Q |
  | 5 | Ko Jung-Won | South Korea | 14:06.89 | Q |
  | 6 | Tekalegne Shewaye | Ethiopia | 14:09.72 | q |
  | 7 | Giuliano Battocletti | Italy | 14:13.76 | q |
  | 8 | Awad Saleh Nasser | Yemen | 14:40.19 | |
  | 9 | Moussa Mahamoud | Djibouti | 15:09.67 | |
  | 10 | Kyaw Aye Lwin | Myanmar | 15:23.35 | |
  | | Manuel Magalhães | Portugal | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Djibouti (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Lesotho (1)
  * Mexico (2)
  * Myanmar (1)
  * Niger (1)
  * Palestine (1)
  * Portugal (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * Yemen (1)
  