The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at the National Stadium in Independence Park, on 20 July.
| Gold | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam | |
| Silver | Sileshi Sihine | |
| Bronze | Solomon Bushendich |
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 29:02.71 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 29:03.74 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 29:05.96 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:29.18 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:30.09 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 29:31.60 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:49.95 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 30:04.86 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:06.97 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:16.79 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 30:22.40 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 30:31.67 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 31:11.38 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 31:27.26 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 32:03.71 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 32:22.13 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 32:36.79 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.