1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Million Wolde
  Ethiopia
Silver Kipchumba Mitei
  Kenya
Bronze Reuben Kamzee
  Kenya

Results

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Final

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2 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Million Wolde   Ethiopia 13:47.49
  Kipchumba Mitei   Kenya 13:49.60
  Reuben Kamzee   Kenya 13:51.22
4 Mark Thompson   Australia 14:06.24
5 Haylu Mekonnen   Ethiopia 14:06.30
6 Yuji Ibi   Japan 14:06.63
7 Driss Benismail   Morocco 14:06.83
8 Bonaventure Niyonizigiye   Burundi 14:07.65
9 Dmitriy Baranovskiy   Ukraine 14:07.77
10 Audace Niyongabo   Burundi 14:09.64
11 Vincent Kuotane   South Africa 14:15.90
12 Obed Mutanya   Zambia 14:19.50
13 Sam Haughian   United Kingdom 14:32.66
14 Takhir Mamashayev   Kazakhstan 14:34.32
Ahmed Baday   Morocco DQ IAAF rule 141

Heats

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31 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Million Wolde   Ethiopia 14:07.50 Q
2 Reuben Kamzee   Kenya 14:07.61 Q
3 Bonaventure Niyonizigiye   Burundi 14:07.80 Q
4 Driss Benismail   Morocco 14:09.12 Q
5 Yuji Ibi   Japan 14:09.24 Q
6 Dmitriy Baranovskiy   Ukraine 14:09.57 q
7 Mark Thompson   Australia 14:22.47 q
8 Takhir Mamashayev   Kazakhstan 14:27.13 q
9 Vincent Kuotane   South Africa 14:27.95 q
10 Koen Raymaekers   Netherlands 14:28.94
11 Mikola Mestechkin   Ukraine 14:54.74
12 Rashid Taimu   Malawi 14:56.82
13 Michael May   Germany 15:08.92
14 Adrian Blincoe   New Zealand 15:30.97

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Haylu Mekonnen   Ethiopia 14:25.00 Q
2 Kipchumba Mitei   Kenya 14:25.14 Q
3 Obed Mutanya   Zambia 14:26.62 Q
4 Sam Haughian   United Kingdom 14:27.05 Q
5 Audace Niyongabo   Burundi 14:27.62 q
6 Ryan Andrus   United States 14:28.54
7 George Mofokeng   South Africa 14:56.98
8 Mattia Maccagnan   Italy 15:01.91
9 Siphesihle Mdluli   Swaziland 15:07.43
10 Shinichi Shibata   Japan 15:10.32
11 Kabirou Dan Mallam   Niger 15:15.29
12 Vishwananth Sukmongal   Guyana 15:44.96
Ahmed Baday   Morocco DQ IAAF rule 141 Q

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015