The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9 July.
| Gold | Josphat Bett Kipkoech | |
| Silver | Titus Mbishei | |
| Bronze | Ibrahim Jeylan |
9 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 27:30.85 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 27:31.65 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 28:07.98 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 28:08.58 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:10.71 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:19.85 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:31.52 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 29:58.19 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:03.53 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:03.87 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 30:13.42 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 30:19.66 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:23.79 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 30:26.20 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:30.69 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:43.60 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:47.55 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:49.95 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 30:51.67 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 31:22.45 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.