The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 21 July.
Medalists Gold Meseret Defar Silver Tirunesh Dibaba Bronze Vivian Cheruiyot
Results Final 21 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Meseret Defar 15:54.94 Tirunesh Dibaba 15:55.99 Vivian Cheruiyot 15:56.04 4 Zhang Yuhong 15:58.20 5 Fujiko Takahashi 16:02.75 6 Tatyana Petrova 16:04.10 7 Fridah Domongole 16:04.71 8 Elina Lindgren 16:08.54 9 Hind Musa 16:09.47 10 Jang Jin-Suk 16:17.56 11 Galina Ignatyeva 16:23.46 12 Yoko Miyauchi 16:38.84 13 Adrienne Herzog 16:46.53 14 Sónia Fernandes 16:47.44 15 Agnes Chikwakwa 16:56.75 16 Mira Preradovic 17:02.48 17 Snežana Kostic 17:05.09 18 Lindsay Zinn 17:05.99 19 Laura Zeigle 17:11.37 20 Alba García 17:28.03 21 Daphrose Ndayikunda 17:57.02 22 Chen Shu-Hua 18:02.56
Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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