2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres

Women's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue	Kasarani Stadium
Dates	19 August
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning time	8:57.78
Medalists
Teresia Muthoni Gateri    Kenya   Zenah Jemutai Yego    Kenya   Melknat Wudu    Ethiopia
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The women's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19 August. ^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
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	Agnes Mwikali  (KEN)	8:46.31	Abashiri, Japan	10 July 2021

Results

The final was held on 19 August at 17:40. ^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Teresia Muthoni Gateri	Kenya	8:57.78
	Zenah Jemutai Yego	Kenya	8:59.59
	Melknat Wudu	Ethiopia	9:00.12	PB
4	Prisca Chesang	Uganda	9:03.44	PB
5	Ilona Mononen	Finland	9:30.63
6	Agate Caune	Latvia	9:45.26
7	Semhar Mekonen	Eritrea	9:46.35
8	Naledi Makgatha	South Africa	9:55.08
9	Olimpia Breza	Poland	10:16.03
10	Jeanine Kezimana	Burundi	10:33.47

References

1. "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Women's 3000 metres – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.