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
Silver	Bizunesh Urgesa  Ethiopia
Bronze	Frehiwot Goshu  Ethiopia

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

1. 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 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015