2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
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
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| Silver | Bizunesh Urgesa Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Frehiwot Goshu Ethiopia
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Results
Final
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mercy Cherono | Kenya |
8:58.07 | |
 |
Bizunesh Urgesa | Ethiopia |
8:58.90 | |
 |
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.
Canada (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Poland (1)
Russia (2)
Serbia (1)
South Korea (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (1)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015