The men's 5000 metres event at the: 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23. And 25 August.
Medalistsβ»
| Gold | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia
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| Silver | David Chelule Kenya
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| Bronze | Aaron Gabonewe South Africa
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Resultsβ»
Finalβ»
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia |
13:35.30 | |
 |
David Chelule | Kenya |
13:36.27 | |
 |
Aaron Gabonewe | South Africa |
13:46.19 | |
| 4 | Tetsuhiro Furuta |  Japan |
13:46.59 | |
| 5 | Marko Hhawu |  Tanzania |
13:52.51 | |
| 6 | Godfrey Nyombi |  Uganda |
13:55.92 | |
| 7 | Yuki Yamamoto | Japan |
14:06.59 | |
| 8 | John Gilay | Tanzania |
14:07.93 | |
| 9 | Adrian Maghiar |  Romania |
14:08.35 | |
| 10 | Janko BenΕ‘a |  Yugoslavia |
14:12.13 | |
| 11 | Stephen Njenga | Kenya |
14:24.18 | |
| 12 | Sebastian Hallmann |  Germany |
14:50.14 | |
| Gojen Singh |  India |
DNS | ||
| David Galindo |  Mexico |
DNS | ||
| Sisay Bezabeh | Ethiopia |
DNS |
Heatsβ»
23 August
Heat 1β»
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia |
14:07.15 | Q |
| 2 | Aaron Gabonewe | South Africa |
14:07.22 | Q |
| 3 | Stephen Njenga | Kenya |
14:07.27 | Q |
| 4 | Marko Hhawu | Tanzania |
14:07.66 | Q |
| 5 | Yuki Yamamoto | Japan |
14:13.20 | Q |
| 6 | John Gilay | Tanzania |
14:13.45 | q |
| 7 | Gojen Singh | India |
14:14.48 | q |
| 8 | Mark Thompson |  Australia |
14:21.97 | |
| 9 | Samuel Mangusho | Uganda |
14:22.37 | |
| 10 | Francisco MondragΓ³n | Mexico |
14:25.34 | |
| 11 | Marilson dos Santos |  Brazil |
14:30.99 | |
| 12 | Oscar Meza |  Paraguay |
15:39.16 | |
| 13 | JosΓ© Castillo Caceres |  Honduras |
15:43.01 | |
| Frank Hoffmeister | Germany |
DNF |
Heat 2β»
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sisay Bezabeh | Ethiopia |
14:05.00 | Q |
| 2 | David Chelule | Kenya |
14:05.80 | Q |
| 3 | Tetsuhiro Furuta | Japan |
14:06.16 | Q |
| 4 | David Galindo | Mexico |
14:06.57 | Q |
| 5 | Janko BenΕ‘a | Yugoslavia |
14:08.34 | Q |
| 6 | Sebastian Hallmann | Germany |
14:09.52 | q |
| 7 | Adrian Maghiar | Romania |
14:09.65 | q |
| 8 | Godfrey Nyombi | Uganda |
14:09.77 | q |
| 9 | Ricardo Maestrelo | Brazil |
14:16.08 | |
| 10 | Brent Hauser |  United States |
14:17.21 | |
| 11 | Fecri Idin |  Turkey |
14:53.60 | |
| 12 | Sinlasone Sanith |  Laos |
15:25.46 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Ould Abdellahy |  Mauritania |
16:12.57 |
Participationβ»
Accordingββto an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 19 countries participated in theββevent.
- Australia (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Germany (2)
- Honduras (1)
- India (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Laos (1)
- Mauritania (1)
- Mexico (2)
- Paraguay (1)
- Romania (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Tanzania (2)
- Turkey (1)
- Uganda (2)
- United States (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, "Tomas," WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015