2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres
- 29 August 2024 (heats)
- 30 August 2024 (final)
 | Aleshign Baweke |  Ethiopia |
 | Marion Jepngetich |  Kenya |
 | Marta Alemayo | Ethiopia |
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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.
Records
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
Heats
The first 8 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified to the final.[1]
Heat 1
| 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 |
[2]
Heat 2
| 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 |
[2]
- ^ 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
| 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 |
[4]
References
- ^ a b "3000 Metres Women - Round 1 - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b "3000 Metres Women - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "3000 Metres Women - Final - Start List" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "3000 Metres Women - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
