title: 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Addis Abebe Ethiopia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Bedilu Kibret Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | James Songok Kenya |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  27 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Addis Abebe | Ethiopia | 28:42.13 |
  | | Bedilu Kibret | Ethiopia | 28:48.53 |
  | | James Songok | Kenya | 28:50.42 |
  | 4 | Norbert Kilimiali | Tanzania | 28:51.00 |
  | 5 | Zoltán Káldy | Hungary | 29:08.36 |
  | 6 | Boay Akonay | Tanzania | 29:28.46 |
  | 7 | Mohamed Choumassi | Morocco | 29:32.50 |
  | 8 | Stephenson Nyamau | Kenya | 29:46.81 |
  | 9 | James Loveless | United States | 30:14.19 |
  | 10 | Michael Lavalle | United States | 30:21.78 |
  | 11 | Viktor Karpenko | Soviet Union | 30:21.96 |
  | 12 | Jun Hiratsuka | Japan | 30:26.79 |
  | 13 | Carsten Arndt | West Germany | 30:40.08 |
  | 14 | Franklin Tenorio | Ecuador | 30:44.90 |
  | 15 | Masaki Yamamoto | Japan | 30:57.53 |
  | 16 | Hussein Hassan Adani | Somalia | 31:04.25 |
  | 17 | David Pujolar | Spain | 31:24.69 |
  | 18 | Francisco González | Mexico | 31:34.27 |
  | 19 | Vitor Barbosa | Portugal | 31:41.11 |
  | 20 | Jürg Albert | East Germany | 31:55.50 |
  | 21 | Ross Wilson | New Zealand | 32:56.44 |
  | | Baltazar Sousa | Portugal | DNF |
  | | Ventislav Chavdarov | Bulgaria | DNF |
  | | Vanderlei de Lima | Brazil | DNF |
  | | Valdenor dos Santos | Brazil | DNF |
  | | Alejandro Villanueva | Mexico | DNF |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Brazil (2)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * East Germany (1)
  * Ecuador (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mexico (2)
  * Morocco (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Portugal (2)
  * Somalia (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Tanzania (2)
  * United States (2)
  * West Germany (1)
  