2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
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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
- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015