2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres
| Women's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kasarani Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:57.78 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19 August.[1]
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World U20 Record |  Zola Pieterse (GBR)
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8:28.83 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
| Championship Record |  Beyenu Degefa (ETH)
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8:41.76 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20 July 2016 |
| World U20 Leading |  Agnes Mwikali (KEN)
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8:46.31 | Abashiri, Japan | 10 July 2021 |
Results[edit]
The final was held on 19 August at 17:40.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Teresia Muthoni Gateri | Kenya |
8:57.78 | |
 |
Zenah Jemutai Yego | Kenya |
8:59.59 | |
 |
Melknat Wudu | Ethiopia |
9:00.12 | PB |
| 4 | Prisca Chesang |  Uganda |
9:03.44 | PB |
| 5 | Ilona Mononen |  Finland |
9:30.63 | |
| 6 | Agate Caune |  Latvia |
9:45.26 | |
| 7 | Semhar Mekonen |  Eritrea |
9:46.35 | |
| 8 | Naledi Makgatha |  South Africa |
9:55.08 | |
| 9 | Olimpia Breza |  Poland |
10:16.03 | |
| 10 | Jeanine Kezimana |  Burundi |
10:33.47 |
References[edit]
- ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 3000 metres – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.