The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July.
| Gold | Hillary Chenonge | |
| Silver | Markos Geneti Guteta | |
| Bronze | Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam |
16 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13:28.30 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:28.83 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13:29.13 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13:36.97 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13:55.63 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 13:56.84 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:08.55 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:14.83 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:22.05 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:23.88 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:24.91 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 14:28.68 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:37.83 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:41.15 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 14:55.07 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:18.48 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 16:22.25 |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.