The women's 5000 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 August.
Medalists Gold Xue Fei Silver Florence Kiplagat Bronze Mary Ngugi
Results
Final 15 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Xue Fei 15:31.61 Florence Kiplagat 15:32.34 Mary Ngugi 15:36.82 4 Bai Xue 15:37.12 5 Wude Ayalew 15:41.63 6 Sian Edwards 15:47.87 7 Workitu Ayanu 15:50.89 8 Farida Makula 16:07.24 9 Nami Matsuda 16:09.63 10 Rina Yamazaki 16:33.02 11 Natalya Starkova 16:39.19 12 Svetlana Kudelich 17:00.03 13 María Sánchez 17:41.78
Participation According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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