The women's 3000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 30 July.[1][2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Yin Lili China
|
| Silver | Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Edna Kiplagat Kenya
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Results
editFinal
edit30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yin Lili | China |
8:57.09 | |
 |
Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia |
9:01.70 | |
 |
Edna Kiplagat | Kenya |
9:05.46 | |
| 4 | Lan Lixin | China |
9:07.39 | |
| 5 | Yoshiko Fujinaga |  Japan |
9:15.64 | |
| 6 | Margaret Chepkemboi | Kenya |
9:25.38 | |
| 7 | Inês Monteiro |  Portugal |
9:26.33 | |
| 8 | Melanie Schulz |  Germany |
9:28.71 | |
| 9 | Genet Teka | Ethiopia |
9:33.17 | |
| 10 | Živilė Balčiūnaitė |  Lithuania |
9:34.01 | |
| 11 | Eloise Poppet |  Australia |
9:36.64 | |
| 12 | Seltana Aït Hammou |  Morocco |
10:15.26 |
Heats
edit28 July
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lan Lixin | China |
9:22.19 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Chepkemboi | Kenya |
9:22.49 | Q |
| 3 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan |
9:22.93 | Q |
| 4 | Eloise Poppet | Australia |
9:23.67 | Q |
| 5 | Živilė Balčiūnaitė | Lithuania |
9:24.98 | q |
| 6 | Seltana Aït Hammou | Morocco |
9:24.99 | q |
| 7 | Amber Gascoigne |  United Kingdom |
9:43.55 | |
| 8 | Demelza Murrihy |  New Zealand |
9:52.24 | |
| 9 | Catherine Maapela |  South Africa |
10:06.14 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yin Lili | China |
9:17.83 | Q |
| 2 | Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia |
9:18.80 | Q |
| 3 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya |
9:23.87 | Q |
| 4 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal |
9:24.78 | Q |
| 5 | Genet Teka | Ethiopia |
9:26.50 | q |
| 6 | Melanie Schulz | Germany |
9:28.98 | q |
| 7 | Diana Maciusonytė | Lithuania |
9:33.08 | |
| 8 | Yelena Tolstygina |  Belarus |
9:35.17 | |
| 9 | Nicole Chapple | Australia |
9:40.62 | |
| 10 | Vanessa Veiga Comesaña |  Spain |
9:58.46 | |
| 11 | Épiphanie Nyirabaramé |  Rwanda |
10:39.35 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Belarus (1)
China (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Germany (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Lithuania (2)
Morocco (1)
New Zealand (1)
Portugal (1)
Rwanda (1)
South Africa (1)
Spain (1)
United Kingdom (1)
References
edit- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015