title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
  
  The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Buze Diriba Ethiopia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Ruti Aga Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior 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 Junior Leading | Buze Diriba (ETH) | 15:11.53 | Montreuil, France | 5 June 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Buze Diriba | Ethiopia | 15:32.94 | |
  | | Ruti Aga | Ethiopia | 15:32.95 | PB |
  | | Agnes Jebet Tirop | Kenya | 15:36.74 | PB |
  | 4 | Cayla Hatton | United States | 15:50.32 | PB |
  | 5 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | Kenya | 15:58.10 | |
  | 6 | Alena Kudashkina | Russia | 16:05.64 | |
  | 7 | Monica Madalina Florea | Romania | 16:08.07 | PB |
  | 8 | Allison Woodward | United States | 16:08.29 | PB |
  | 9 | Nancy Cheptegei | Uganda | 16:15.49 | PB |
  | 10 | Wu Xufeng | China | 16:19.84 | |
  | 11 | Shiori Yano | Japan | 16:21.29 | |
  | 12 | Moe Kyuma | Japan | 16:21.36 | |
  | 13 | Li Zhixuan | China | 16:24.29 | PB |
  | 14 | Kim Do-yeon | South Korea | 16:27.62 | |
  | 15 | Irene van Lieshout | Netherlands | 16:38.68 | |
  | 16 | Jip Vastenburg | Netherlands | 16:47.32 | |
  | 17 | Anca Maria Bunea | Romania | 16:51.53 | |
  | 18 | Aminata Olowoora | Nigeria | 17:59.79 | |
  | – | Emelia Gorecka | Great Britain | – | DNS |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * China (2)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Nigeria (1)
  * Romania (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * United States (2)
  