The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 31 July.
Medalists Gold Mari Cruz Díaz Silver Olga Sánchez Bronze Maria Grazia Orsani
Results Final 31 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mari Cruz Díaz 21:51.31 Olga Sánchez 21:58.17 Maria Grazia Orsani 22:04.74 4 Annarita Sidoti 22:36.47 5 Wang Yili 22:38.33 6 Nathalie Marchand 22:39.25 7 Gabrielle Blythe 22:44.82 8 Tatyana Titova 23:00.82 9 Mioara Papuc 23:39.85 10 Corinne Whissel 24:32.25 11 Julie Drake 24:37.42 12 Deirdre Collier 24:40.14 13 Agnetha Chelimo 24:45.91 14 Magdalena Pettersson 24:51.54 15 Aleyna Narbey 25:07.65 16 Tina Poitras 25:09.73 17 Liliana Bermeo 25:11.55 18 Marie Walsh 26:11.14 19 Josephine Quinlan 26:29.59 20 Sybil Perez 26:34.44 21 Ivana Henn 26:49.30 22 Teresa San Juan 28:01.52 23 Indra Mala 29:25.04 Alina Ivanova DQ Anita Blomberg DNF Karla Ramona Castro DNF
Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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