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

GoldMercy Cherono
 Kenya
SilverBizunesh Urgesa
 Ethiopia
BronzeFrehiwot Goshu
 Ethiopia

Results

Final

12 July

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mercy Cherono Kenya8:58.07
Bizunesh Urgesa Ethiopia8:58.90
Frehiwot Goshu Ethiopia9:03.76
4Marina Gordeyeva Russia9:11.59
5Jacklin Chebii Kenya9:12.85
6Laurynne Chetelat United States9:15.11
7Yekaterina Gorbunova Russia9:15.59
8Tamara Jewet Canada9:15.74
9Joanne Harvey United Kingdom9:15.98
10Rei Ohara Japan9:16.09
11Lauren Howarth United Kingdom9:16.92
12Michi Numata Japan9:20.46
13Bogdana Mimic Serbia9:29.34
14Olga Skrypak Ukraine9:31.89
15Kim Seong-Eun South Korea9:38.85
16Doreen Chesang Uganda9:41.24
17Lyudmyla Kovalenko Ukraine9:42.05
18Karolina Waszak Poland10:07.77

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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
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