1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 30 July.

Final
30 July

Heats
28 July

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event. • 🇦🇺 australia (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇧🇷 brazil (1)

• 🇧🇬 bulgaria (1)

• 🇨🇦 canada (1)

• 🇪🇨 ecuador (1)

• 🇪🇹 ethiopia (2)

• 🇫🇷 france (1)

• 🇯🇵 japan (2)

• 🇰🇪 kenya (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇲🇦 morocco (2)

• 🇵🇦 panama (1)

• undefined (2)

• 🇸🇴 somalia (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇪🇸 spain (2)

• 🇸🇪 sweden (1)

• undefined (2)

• undefined (2)

• 🇺🇸 united states (2)