2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco |
| Bronze | Olesya Syreva Russia |

## Results

### Final

16 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 9:12.61 |
| | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 9:16.28 |
| | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 9:16.58 |
| 4 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 9:17.83 |
| 5 | Machi Tanaka | Japan | 9:19.95 |
| 6 | Inna Poluškina | Latvia | 9:22.24 |
| 7 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 9:22.38 |
| 8 | Chemutai Rionotukei | Kenya | 9:25.89 |
| 9 | Sónia Fernandes | Portugal | 9:28.83 |
| 10 | Adrienne Herzog | Netherlands | 9:31.15 |
| 11 | Elina Lindgren | Finland | 9:32.90 |
| 12 | Zita Mezei | Hungary | 9:33.85 |
| 13 | Zhang Yang | China | 9:34.04 |
| 14 | Etalemahu Kidane | Ethiopia | 9:36.83 |
| 15 | Sara Bei | United States | 9:38.92 |
| 16 | Nancy Frouin | France | 9:46.03 |
| 17 | Stefanie Murer | Switzerland | 9:49.34 |
| 18 | Esther Schrijvers | Netherlands | 10:00.37 |
| 19 | Lindsay Zinn | United States | 10:08.17 |
| | Snežana Kostic | FR Yugoslavia | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* China (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (2)
* FR Yugoslavia (1)
