2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 22 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Beatrice Chepchumba Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Jane Chepkoech Kenya |
| Bronze | Etalemahu Kidane Ethiopia |

## Results

### Final

22 October

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Beatrice Chepchumba | Kenya | 9:08.80 |
| | Jane Chepkoech | Kenya | 9:10.05 |
| | Etalemahu Kidane | Ethiopia | 9:11.55 |
| 4 | Chen Fang | China | 9:12.53 |
| 5 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 9:16.73 |
| 6 | Elvan Can | Turkey | 9:28.20 |
| 7 | Carol Henry | Canada | 9:31.88 |
| 8 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 9:33.37 |
| 9 | Sonia Bejarano | Spain | 9:36.01 |
| 10 | Ruth McDonnell | Australia | 9:40.52 |
| 11 | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey | 9:43.75 |
| 12 | Wang Xiaoming | China | 9:44.09 |
| 13 | Riina Tolonen | Finland | 9:46.90 |
| 14 | Lucélia Peres | Brazil | 9:51.16 |
| 15 | Elaine du Plessis | South Africa | 9:52.86 |
| 16 | Nana Gutanaidze | Georgia | 11:15.92 |
| 17 | Anna Markelova | Turkmenistan | 11:20.20 |
| 18 | Uuriintsolmon Gangarpurev | Mongolia | 11:42.31 |
| | Malika Asahssah | Morocco | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (2)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (1)
* Georgia (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Mongolia (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Portugal (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (1)
* Turkey (2)
* Turkmenistan (1)
