The women's 3,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 19 July. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Cherono | Emebet Anteneh | Layes Abdullayeva |
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World junior record | Zola Budd | | 8:28.83 | Rome | September 7, 1985 |
| Championship record | Zhang Linli | | 8:46.46 | Seoul | September 20, 1992 |
no new records were established during the competition.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Cherono | 8:55.07 | WJL | ||
| Emebet Anteneh | 8:55.24 | PB | ||
| Layes Abdullayeva | 8:55.33 | NR ,NJR | ||
| 4 | Purity Cherotich Rionoripo | 8:56.91 | PB | |
| 5 | Tejitu Daba | 9:01.22 | NJR | |
| 6 | Genet Yalew | 9:01.75 | PB | |
| 7 | Jennifer Wenth | 9:09.20 | NJR | |
| 8 | Hannah Newbould | 9:15.68 | PB | |
| 9 | Jordan Hasay | 9:15.78 | PB | |
| 10 | Emily Sisson | 9:16.80 | PB | |
| 11 | Emelia Gorecka | 9:18.43 | ||
| 12 | Haruka Kyuma | 9:22.13 | ||
| 13 | Karla Díaz | 9:23.22 | NJR | |
| 14 | Tuğba Karakaya | 9:23.65 | PB | |
| 15 | Gulshat Fazlitdinova | 9:25.32 | ||
| 16 | Laura Nagel | 9:25.91 | PB | |
| 17 | Mojie Cao | 9:27.96 | ||
| 18 | Kanako Fujiishi | 9:28.04 | SB | |
| 19 | Mary Naali | 9:42.51 | PB | |
| 20 | Esma Aydemir | 9:43.03 | ||
| 21 | Laura Galván | 9:47.09 | ||
| 22 | Caroline Pfister | 9:47.55 | SB |
Key: NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WJL = World junior leading
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.