The women's 5000 metres event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 13 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia
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| Silver | Catherine Chikwakwa Malawi
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| Bronze | Chiaki Iwamoto Japan
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Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
15:21.52 | |
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Catherine Chikwakwa | Malawi |
15:36.22 | |
 |
Chiaki Iwamoto | Japan |
15:39.59 | |
| 4 | Sun Weiwei |  China |
15:50.67 | |
| 5 | Caitlin Chock |  United States |
15:52.88 | |
| 6 | Rehima Kedir | Ethiopia |
15:54.34 | |
| 7 | Yuko Nohara | Japan |
15:57.51 | |
| 8 | Olga Minina |  Belarus |
15:58.93 | |
| 9 | Viktoriya Kharitonova |  Russia |
16:04.41 | |
| 10 | Viola Jemutai Kiplagat |  Kenya |
16:23.85 | |
| 11 | Edith Chelimo | Kenya |
16:25.24 | |
| 12 | Hind Musa |  Sudan |
16:50.02 | |
| 13 | Adelina De Soccio |  Italy |
16:51.12 | |
| 14 | Paula Todoran |  Romania |
17:24.76 | |
| 15 | Thet Phyu War |  Myanmar |
18:07.91 | |
| Safa Aissaoui |  Tunisia |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Belarus (1)
- China (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Malawi (1)
- Myanmar (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (1)
- Sudan (1)
- Tunisia (1)
- United States (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2004 Grosseto ITA Jul 12-18, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 2 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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