| Events at the 2010 World Junior Championships |
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| Track events | ||||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||||
| 400 m | men | women | ||||
| 800 m | men | women | ||||
| 1,500 m | men | women | ||||
| 3,000 m | women | |||||
| 5,000 m | men | women | ||||
| 10,000 m | men | |||||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||||
| 3,000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | men | women | ||||
| Field events | ||||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||||
| Shot put | men | women | ||||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||||
| Combined events | ||||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||||
| Decathlon | men | |||||
The women's 5,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 21 July.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia |
Mercy Cherono Kenya |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya |
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World junior record | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethopia | 14:30.88 | Bergen | June 11, 2004 |
| Championship record | Meselech Melkamu | Ethopia | 15:21.52 | Grosseto | July 13, 2004 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | WJR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | Final | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethopia | 15:08.06 | CR |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 15:08.06 | CR | |
| Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 15:09.19 | ||
| Alice Aprot Nawowuna | Kenya | 15:17.39 | PB | |
| 4 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain | 15:29.78 | NJR |
| 5 | Ayuko Suzuki | Japan | 15:47.36 | PB |
| 6 | Emily Sisson | United States | 15:48.91 | PB |
| 7 | Karla Diaz | Mexico | 15:56.12 | NJR |
| 8 | Nanaka Izawa | Japan | 15:59.29 | SB |
| 9 | Afera Godfay | Ethiopia | 16:14.28 | PB |
| 10 | Federica Bevilacqua | Italy | 16:19.60 | PB |
| 11 | Kate Avery | United Kingdom | 16:23.97 | SB |
| 12 | Gulshat Fazlitdinova | Russia | 16:27.69 | |
| 13 | Goeun Yeum | South Korea | 16:49.18 | |
| 14 | Victoria Hanna | Canada | 17:28.99 |
Key: CR = championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best