The men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 20 August.

Medalists Gold Tariku Bekele Silver Abreham Cherkos Bronze Joseph Ebuya

Results Final 20 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tariku Bekele 13:31.34 Abreham Cherkos 13:35.95 Joseph Ebuya 13:42.93 4 Mang'ata Ndiwa 13:44.03 5 Aadam Ismaeel Khamis 13:51.44 6 Kidane Tadese 13:51.60 7 Tony Wamulwa 14:00.95 8 Noureddine Smaïl 14:06.86 9 Geoffrey Kusuro 14:12.69 10 Naser Jamal Naser 14:15.10 11 Diego Borrego 14:15.54 12 Teklemariam Medhin 14:18.57 13 Zhao Bing 14:19.33 14 Mohamed Bouifalloussene 14:22.38 15 Saleh Bakheet 14:23.50 16 Simon Ayeko 14:26.23 17 Mohamed Elbendir 14:28.27 18 Takahiro Mori 14:29.00 19 Huang Dali 14:30.83 20 Kodai Matsumoto 14:35.55 21 Jeon Eunhoi 14:35.64 22 Yosef Abo Saman 16:02.18 Mouhssine Cherkaoui DQ

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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