title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Muktar Edris Ethiopia | Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea | Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 12:52.61 | Oslo, Norway | 27 June 2003 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Abreham Cherkos (ETH) | 13:08.57 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13 July 2008 |
  | World Junior Leading | Isiah Kiplangat Koech (KEN) | 12:57.63 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia | 13:38.95 | |
  | | Abrar Osman Adem | Eritrea | 13:40.52 | |
  | | Wiliam Malel Sitonik | Kenya | 13:40.52 | |
  | 4 | Younés Essalhi | Morocco | 13:41.69 | PB |
  | 5 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 13:44.43 | PB |
  | 6 | Phillip Kipyeko | Uganda | 13:45.52 | PB |
  | 7 | Moses Martin Kurong | Uganda | 13:52.96 | |
  | 8 | Moses Mukono Letoyie | Kenya | 13:56.60 | |
  | 9 | Dino Bošnjak | Croatia | 14:13.48 | NJ |
  | 10 | François Barrer | France | 14:16.46 | |
  | 11 | Kota Murayama | Japan | 14:18.24 | |
  | 12 | Krubhli Shiferaw Erassa | United States | 14:19.28 | |
  | 13 | Kyle King | United States | 14:19.97 | |
  | 14 | Kazuma Taira | Japan | 14:22.95 | |
  | 15 | Lorenzo Dini | Italy | 14:22.97 | PB |
  | 16 | Aaron Hendrikx | Canada | 14:29.32 | |
  | 17 | Abdelmunaim Yahya Adam | Sudan | 14:35.70 | PB |
  | 18 | Samuele Dini | Italy | 14:43.43 | PB |
  | 19 | Souleiman Robleh | Djibouti | 14:48.17 | PB |
  | 20 | Rethabile Molefi | Lesotho | 14:50.60 | PB |
  | 21 | Myeongjun Son | South Korea | 15:03.10 | |
  | 22 | Orye Lendoye | Gabon | 19:03.89 | PB |
  | – | Soufiyan Bouqantar | Morocco | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Canada (1)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Djibouti (1)
  * Eritrea (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Gabon (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Lesotho (1)
  * Morocco (2)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Sudan (1)
  * Uganda (2)
  * United States (2)
  