Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 3000 metres
# Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 3000 metres

The boys’ 3000 m competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 20–24 August 2014 in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 20 August 2014 | 18:55 | Heat |
| 24 August 2014 | 20:30 | Final |

## Results

### Heat

First 50% of the athletes from the Qualification round progress to the A Final and the remaining athletes to the B Final.

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes | Q |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | 8:05.85 | | FA |
| 2 | 10 | Moses Koech (KEN) | 8:06.50 | | FA |
| 3 | 1 | Jordi Torrents (ESP) | 8:13.89 | PB | FA |
| 4 | 5 | Amine Zahaf (MAR) | 8:14.51 | PB | FA |
| 5 | 7 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI) | 8:16.11 | PB | FA |
| 6 | 15 | Mohamed Amine El Bouajaji (FRA) | 8:16.43 | PB | FA |
| 7 | 11 | Abdi Ibrahim Abdo (BRN) | 8:16.86 | PB | FA |
| 8 | 2 | Tawfiq Bouziane (ALG) | 8:21.58 | PB | FA |
| 9 | 12 | Jeremiah Ort (CAN) | 8:23.76 | PB | FB |
| 10 | 4 | Leo Chikhwaza (MAW) | 8:30.40 | PB | FB |
| 11 | 9 | Jean Marie Myasiro (RWA) | 8:33.94 | PB | FB |
| 12 | 8 | Titus Nyati (ZIM) | 8:39.67 | PB | FB |
| 13 | 14 | Kagiso Kebatshwaretse (BOT) | 8:45.33 | PB | FB |
| 14 | 3 | Adam Mohamed (SUD) | 8:46.65 | PB | FB |
| 15 | 13 | Mohamed Miftahou (COM) | 9:00.01 | | FB |
| 16 | 6 | Camran Carbon (DMA) | 9:46.78 | | FB |

### Finals

**Final A**

| Rank | Final Placing | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | 1 | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | 7:56.20 | |
| | 2 | 3 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI) | 8:06.05 | PB |
| | 3 | 7 | Moses Koech (KEN) | 8:06.33 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Abdi Ibrahim Abdo (BRN) | 8:08.91 | PB |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Jordi Torrents (ESP) | 8:09.99 | PB |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Tawfiq Bouziane (ALG) | 8:18.98 | PB |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Amine Zahaf (MAR) | 8:21.62 | |
| | | 2 | Mohamed Amine El Bouajaji (FRA) | DSQ | |

**Final B**

| Rank | Final Placing | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | 3 | Jeremiah Ort (CAN) | 8:31.05 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | Leo Chikhwaza (MAW) | 8:32.07 | |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | Jean Marie Myasiro (RWA) | 8:32.44 | PB |
| 4 | 11 | 5 | Adam Mohamed (SUD) | 8:37.11 | PB |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | Titus Nyati (ZIM) | 8:37.82 | PB |
| 6 | 13 | 2 | Kagiso Kebatshwaretse (BOT) | 8:39.38 | PB |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Mohamed Miftahou (COM) | 8:40.07 | PB |
| | | 1 | Camran Carbon (DMA) | DNS | |
