2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 29 and 30 August 2024.

Women's 3000 metres
at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Atlético de la VIDENA
Dates
  • 29 August 2024 (heats)
  • 30 August 2024 (final)
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning time8:50.32
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Ethiopia
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Records

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U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[1]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record   Zola Pieterse (GBR) 8:28.83 Rome, Italy 7 September 1985
Championship Record   Beyenu Degefa (ETH) 8:41.76 Bydgoszcz, Poland 20 July 2016
World U20 Leading   Melknat Wudu (ETH) 8:31.02 New York, United States 11 February 2024

Results

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Heats

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The first 8 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified to the final.[1]

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mercy Chepkemoi   Kenya 9:22.72 Q
2 Aleshign Baweke   Ethiopia 9:22.77 Q
3 Bentalin Yeko   Uganda 9:22.81 Q, PB
4 Innes FitzGerald   Great Britain 9:24.14 Q
5 Miu Suzuki   Japan 9:26.77 Q
6 Loes Kempe   Netherlands 9:27.58 Q
7 Mariá Viciosa   Spain 9:28.02 Q
8 Zuzanna Wiernicka   Poland 9:30.29 Q
9 Jade Le Corre   France 9:32.14
10 Ayala Harris   Israel 9:35.30
11 Li-mari Dekker   South Africa 9:36.12
12 Sarah Köcher   Germany 9:46.56
13 Katie Clute   United States 9:48.28
14 Lilian Mateo   Bolivia 10:14.08

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Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Marion Jepngetich   Kenya 8:52.25 Q, PB
2 Marta Alemayo   Ethiopia 8:52.57 Q
3 Keziah Chebet   Uganda 9:03.23 Q, PB
4 Fleur Templier   France 9:11.97 Q, NU20R
5 Vanessa Mikitenko   Germany 9:13.94 Q
6 Jess Bailey   Great Britain 9:14.59 Q
7 Sofia Thøgersen   Denmark 9:14.83 Q
8 Saima Murić   Serbia 9:17.52 Q, PB
9 Alexandra Hudea[a]   Romania 9:27.36 PB
10 Miyu Yamada   Japan 9:38.38
11 Gabrielle Schmidt   Australia 9:41.76
12 Elsa Sundqvist   Sweden 9:42.60
13 Luz Arias   Peru 9:48.71 PB
Andrea Nygård Vie   Norway DNF

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  1. ^ Alexandra Hudea did not originally qualify for the final however due to Vanessa Mikitenko opting to take no further part in the competition Hudea took her place.[3]

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Aleshign Baweke   Ethiopia 8:50.32
  Marion Jepngetich   Kenya 8:52.37
  Marta Alemayo   Ethiopia 8:53.64
4 Innes FitzGerald   Great Britain 8:57.01 PB
5 Sofia Thøgersen   Denmark 8:59.85
6 Keziah Chebet   Uganda 9:03.56
7 Bentalin Yeko   Uganda 9:06.55 PB
8 Jess Bailey   Great Britain 9:06.92 PB
9 Mercy Chepkemoi   Kenya 9:10.54 PB
10 Saima Murić   Serbia 9:13.21 PB
11 Fleur Templier   France 9:17.27
12 Zuzanna Wiernicka   Poland 9:25.35
13 Alexandra Hudea   Romania 9:28.21
14 Loes Kempe   Netherlands 9:32.59
15 Miu Suzuki   Japan 9:41.15
16 Mariá Viciosa   Spain 9:49.64

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References

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  1. ^ a b "3000 Metres Women - Round 1 - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "3000 Metres Women - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "3000 Metres Women - Final - Start List" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "3000 Metres Women - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.