1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Anita Weyermann Switzerland |
| Silver | Edna Kiplagat Kenya |
| Bronze | Etaferahu Tarekegn.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia |
Results
Final
22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 8:50.73 | |
 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 8:53.06 | |
 | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 8:53.77 | |
| 4 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 8:54.24 | |
| 5 | Olivera Jevtić | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 9:06.95 | |
| 6 | Sun Guanghong |  China | 9:07.14 | |
| 7 | Miwako Yamanaka |  Japan | 9:09.06 | |
| 8 | Elizabeth Chemweno | Kenya | 9:12.22 | |
| 9 | Maria Ungureanu |  Romania | 9:12.71 | |
| 10 | Sunita Rani |  India | 9:13.57 | |
| 11 | Julia Stamps |  United States | 9:19.63 | |
| 12 | Yuko Manabe | Japan | 9:46.69 |
Heats
21 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 9:17.10 | Q |
| 2 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 9:17.51 | Q |
| 3 | Olivera Jevtić | FR Yugoslavia | 9:17.98 | Q |
| 4 | Sun Guanghong | China | 9:18.17 | Q |
| 5 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 9:19.04 | q |
| 6 | Evelyne Coussement | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 9:29.99 | |
| 7 | Leonor Carneiro |  Portugal | 9:32.18 | |
| 8 | Katalin Szentgyörgyi |  Hungary | 9:36.22 | |
| 9 | Galina Bogomolova |  Russia | 9:42.99 | |
| 10 | Sylvia Nussbeck |  Germany | 10:02.97 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Chemweno | Kenya | 9:16.55 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Ungureanu | Romania | 9:17.03 | Q |
| 3 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 9:17.42 | Q |
| 4 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 9:18.15 | Q |
| 5 | Sunita Rani | India | 9:18.72 | q |
| 6 | Julia Stamps | United States | 9:22.76 | q |
| 7 | Yuko Manabe | Japan | 9:28.54 | q |
| 8 | Anikó Kálovics | Hungary | 9:28.88 | |
| 9 | Ulrike Maisch | Germany | 9:30.82 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- China (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Germany (2)
- Hungary (2)
- India (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- United States (1)
- FR Yugoslavia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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