title: 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
text: # 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
  
  The women's 5000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17 October.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Dorcus Inzikuru Uganda |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Sharon Cherop Kenya |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  17 October
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda | 16:21.32 |
  | | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 16:23.69 |
  | | Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 16:23.73 |
  | 4 | Kayoko Fukushi | Japan | 16:25.01 |
  | 5 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 16:28.35 |
  | 6 | Elvan Can | Turkey | 16:33.77 |
  | 7 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 16:40.07 |
  | 8 | Wang Xiaoming | China | 16:46.75 |
  | 9 | Carol Henry | Canada | 17:23.96 |
  | 10 | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey | 17:24.66 |
  | 11 | Jane Makombe | Zimbabwe | 17:28.82 |
  | 12 | Lucélia Peres | Brazil | 18:01.84 |
  | 13 | Valquíria Santos | Brazil | 18:57.61 |
  | 14 | Anna Markelova | Turkmenistan | 20:35.19 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Brazil (2)
  * Canada (1)
  * China (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Turkey (2)
  * Turkmenistan (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * Zimbabwe (1)
  