2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

Events at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
10,000 m walk		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 12 July.^[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Mercy Cherono  Kenya
Silver	Bizunesh Urgesa  Ethiopia
Bronze	Frehiwot Goshu  Ethiopia

Results

Final

12 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Mercy Cherono	Kenya	8:58.07
02 !	Bizunesh Urgesa	Ethiopia	8:58.90
03 !	Frehiwot Goshu	Ethiopia	9:03.76
4	Marina Gordeyeva	Russia	9:11.59
5	Jacklin Chebii	Kenya	9:12.85
6	Laurynne Chetelat	United States	9:15.11
7	Yekaterina Gorbunova	Russia	9:15.59
8	Tamara Jewet	Canada	9:15.74
9	Joanne Harvey	United Kingdom	9:15.98
10	Rei Ohara	Japan	9:16.09
11	Lauren Howarth	United Kingdom	9:16.92
12	Michi Numata	Japan	9:20.46
13	Bogdana Mimic	Serbia	9:29.34
14	Olga Skrypak	Ukraine	9:31.89
15	Kim Seong-Eun	South Korea	9:38.85
16	Doreen Chesang	Uganda	9:41.24
17	Lyudmyla Kovalenko	Ukraine	9:42.05
18	Karolina Waszak	Poland	10:07.77

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References