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 Silver Meseret Defar Bronze Sharon Cherop
Results Final 17 October Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Dorcus Inzikuru 16:21.32 Meseret Defar 16:23.69 Sharon Cherop 16:23.73 4 Kayoko Fukushi 16:25.01 5 Fridah Domongole 16:28.35 6 Elvan Can 16:33.77 7 Eyerusalem Kuma 16:40.07 8 Wang Xiaoming 16:46.75 9 Carol Henry 17:23.96 10 Türkan Erişmiş 17:24.66 11 Jane Makombe 17:28.82 12 Lucélia Peres 18:01.84 13 Valquíria Santos 18:57.61 14 Anna Markelova 20:35.19
Participation According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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