2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gordon Mugi Kenya 14:07.37 Q
2 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 14:15.35 Q
3 Cutbert Nyasango Zimbabwe 14:15.88 Q
4 Aïssa Dghoughi Morocco 14:20.81 Q
5 Chris Thompson United Kingdom 14:25.46 Q
6 Vasyl Matviychuk Ukraine 14:32.99 q
7 Takamasa Uchida Japan 14:43.59
8 Nasser Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia 14:45.09
9 Idris Yousef Qatar 14:51.46
Results -- Heats
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 18 and 21 October.