2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
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The women's 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Mercy Chebwogen Kenya |
Hiwot Gebrekidan Ethiopia |
Emelia Gorecka Great Britain |
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Zola Pieterse (GBR) |
8:28.85 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
| Championship Record |  Zhang Linli (CHN) |
8:46.86 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
| World Junior Leading | Nancy Chepkwemoi (KEN) |
8:56.52 | Doha, Qatar | 11 May 2012 |
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mercy Chebwogen | Kenya | 9:08.88 | PB |
 | Hiwot Gebrekidan | Ethiopia | 9:09.27 | PB |
 | Emelia Gorecka | Great Britain | 9:09.43 | PB |
| 4 | Haftamnesh Tesfay | Ethiopia | 9:10.02 | PB |
| 5 | Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech | Kenya | 9:14.32 | PB |
| 6 | Aisling Cuffe |  United States | 9:19.95 | |
| 7 | Rebekah Greene |  New Zealand | 9:21.23 | PB |
| 8 | Miyuki Uehara |  Japan | 9:21.81 | |
| 9 | Lindsay Crevoiserat | United States | 9:21.88 | PB |
| 10 | Li Zhixuan | China | 9:24.06 | PB |
| 11 | Liv Westphal |  France | 9:24.10 | PB |
| 12 | Mariia Khodakivska |  Ukraine | 9:25.98 | |
| 13 | Sarah Collins |  Ireland | 9:26.26 | PB |
| 14 | Wu Xufeng | China | 9:27.89 | PB |
| 15 | Cleo Boyd |  Canada | 9:37.84 | |
| 16 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 9:40.81 | |
| 17 | Misuzu Nakahara | Japan | 9:49.84 | |
| 18 | Karoline Egeland Skatteboe |  Norway | 9:59.69 | |
| 19 | Stessy Ngouvi Bouanga |  Gabon | 13:54.15 | PB |
| – | Nancy Cheptegei |  Uganda | – | DNS |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Canada (1)
China (2)
Ethiopia (2)
France (1)
Gabon (1)
Ireland (1)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
