The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 24 to 26 July. [1]
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 24 to 26 July. [1]
| Gold |  Ruth Jebet (BHR) |
| Silver |  Rosefline Chepngetich (KEN) |
| Bronze | Daisy Jepkemei (KEN) |
| Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Birtukan Adamu (ETH) | 9:20.37 | Rome, Italy | 26 May 2011 |
| Championship Record | Christine Kambua Muyanga (KEN) | 9:31.35 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Ruth Jebet (BHR) | 9:27.90 | Marrakech, Morocco | 8 June 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
| 1 | Weynshet Ansa (ETH) | 9:56.06 | Q | PB |
| 2 | Daisy Jepkemei (KEN) | 9:56.07 | Q | |
| 3 | Ruth Jebet (BHR) | 9:56.08 | Q | |
| 4 |  Rosa Flanagan (NZL) | 10:09.43 | Q | |
| 5 |  Amy-Eloise Neale (GBR) | 10:17.88 | Q | |
| 6 |  Ronja Bohrer (GER) | 10:25.43 | ||
| 7 |  Ekin Esra Kalir (TUR) | 10:29.37 | PB | |
| 8 |  Hadjer Soukhal (ALG) | 10:30.91 | NJR | |
| 9 |  Regan Yee (CAN) | 10:32.04 | PB | |
| 10 |  Charlotte Sijmens (BEL) | 10:32.91 | ||
| 11 |  Elena Craciun (ROU) | 10:33.02 | PB | |
| 12 |  Lucy Basilio (PER) | 10:39.76 | ||
| 13 |  Alisa Vaino (FIN) | 10:40.08 | ||
| 14 |  Hope Schmelzle (USA) | 10:41.38 | ||
| 15 |  Carolina Lozano (ARG) | 10:49.41 | ||
| 16 |  Barblin Remund (SUI) | 10:54.47 | ||
| 17 |  Marta Bote (ESP) | 10:58.33 | ||
 Anezka Drahotova (CZE) | DNS | |||
 Kate Spencer (AUS) | DNS | |||
| 1 | Rosefline Chepngetich (KEN) | 9:52.63 | Q | |
| 2 | Buzuayehu Mohamed (ETH) | 9:52.97 | Q | |
| 3 | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 9:54.12 | Q | AJR |
| 4 | Rosemary Mumo Katua (BHR) | 10:07.18 | Q | PB |
| 5 | Minttu Hukka (FIN) | 10:08.02 | Q | |
| 6 | Elinor Purrier (USA) | 10:08.33 | q | PB |
| 7 |  Emma Oudiou (FRA) | 10:12.69 | q | NJR |
| 8 | Tina Donder (GER) | 10:14.51 | q | PB |
| 9 | Paula Gil (ESP) | 10:17.17 | q | PB |
| 10 | Stella Radford (AUS) | 10:19.29 | q | PB |
| 11 | Mihaela Petrea (ROU) | 10:19.79 | PB | |
| 12 |  Yevheniia Prokofieva (UKR) | 10:25.60 | PB | |
| 13 | Sumeyye Erol (TUR) | 10:33.37 | ||
| 14 | Jessy Lacourse (CAN) | 10:37.13 | PB | |
| 15 |  Carolina Johnson (SWE) | 10:40.68 | ||
| 16 |  Anne Serine Rossland (NOR) | 10:42.56 | PB | |
| 17 |  Julia Millonig (AUT) | 10:42.95 | ||
| 18 | Katie Ingle (GBR) | 10:43.03 | ||
| 19 |  Kristina Bozic (CRO) | 11:03.73 | ||
| 20 | Chiara Scherrer (SUI) | 11:05.00 | ||
| 1 | Ruth Jebet (BHR) | 9:36.74 | ||
| 2 | Rosefline Chepngetich (KEN) | 9:40.28 | PB | |
| 3 | Daisy Jepkemei (KEN) | 9:47.65 | SB | |
| 4 | Buzuayehu Mohamed (ETH) | 9:48.66 | ||
| 5 | Weynshet Ansa (ETH) | 9:59.31 | ||
| 6 | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 9:59.38 | ||
| 7 | Rosa Flanagan (NZL) | 10:04.01 | ||
| 8 | Rosemary Mumo Katua (BHR) | 10:18.01 | ||
| 9 | Elinor Purrier (USA) | 10:21.59 | ||
| 10 | Tina Donder (GER) | 10:24.04 | ||
| 11 | Amy-Eloise Neale (GBR) | 10:25.14 | ||
| 12 | Minttu Hukka (FIN) | 10:29.00 | ||
| 13 | Stella Radford (AUS) | 10:31.47 | ||
| 14 | Paula Gil (ESP) | 10:56.51 | ||
| 15 | Emma Oudiou (FRA) | 11:13.39 | ||
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