1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Anita Weyermann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Silver Edna Kiplagat
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze Etaferahu Tarekegn
Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia

Results

Final

22 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Anita Weyermann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8:50.73
Silver medal icon.svg Edna Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:53.06
Bronze medal icon.svg Etaferahu Tarekegn Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 8:53.77
4 Ayelech Worku Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 8:54.24
5 Olivera Jevtić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 9:06.95
6 Sun Guanghong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9:07.14
7 Miwako Yamanaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9:09.06
8 Elizabeth Chemweno Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:12.22
9 Maria Ungureanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9:12.71
10 Sunita Rani Flag of India.svg  India 9:13.57
11 Julia Stamps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:19.63
12 Yuko Manabe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9:46.69

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Etaferahu Tarekegn Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 9:17.10Q
2 Edna Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:17.51Q
3 Olivera Jevtić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 9:17.98Q
4 Sun Guanghong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9:18.17Q
5 Miwako Yamanaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9:19.04q
6 Evelyne Coussement Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9:29.99
7 Leonor Carneiro Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 9:32.18
8 Katalin Szentgyörgyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9:36.22
9 Galina Bogomolova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9:42.99
10 Sylvia Nussbeck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10:02.97

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Elizabeth Chemweno Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:16.55Q
2 Maria Ungureanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9:17.03Q
3 Ayelech Worku Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 9:17.42Q
4 Anita Weyermann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9:18.15Q
5 Sunita Rani Flag of India.svg  India 9:18.72q
6 Julia Stamps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:22.76q
7 Yuko Manabe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9:28.54q
8 Anikó Kálovics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9:28.88
9 Ulrike Maisch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:30.82

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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