1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 20 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Zhang Linli China |
| - | - |
| Silver | Gabriela Szabo Romania |
| Bronze | Zhang Lirong China |

## Results

### Final

20 September

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Zhang Linli | China | 8:46.86 |
| | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 8:48.28 |
| | Zhang Lirong | China | 8:48.45 |
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 8:51.78 |
| 5 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 8:56.02 |
| 6 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia | 9:00.05 |
| 7 | Jeong Yeong-Im | South Korea | 9:00.30 |
| 8 | Susie Power | Australia | 9:04.30 |
| 9 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 9:08.65 |
| 10 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 9:10.15 |
| 11 | Friederike Schmidt | Germany | 9:18.44 |
| 12 | Mónika Tóth | Hungary | 9:20.83 |

### Heats

18 September

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhang Lirong | China | 9:05.02 | Q |
| 2 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 9:08.59 | Q |
| 3 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 9:08.71 | Q |
| 4 | Jeong Yeong-Im | South Korea | 9:08.79 | Q |
| 5 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 9:09.42 | q |
| 6 | Yuko Kubota | Japan | 9:19.54 | |
| 7 | Yelena Zhilkina | Commonwealth of Independent States | 9:29.38 | |
| 8 | Lydia Tanui | Kenya | 9:34.53 | |
| 9 | Ana Isabel Gimeno | Spain | 9:39.86 | |
| 10 | Andrea Karhoff | Germany | 10:04.31 | |
| 11 | Tuelo Setswamorago | Botswana | 10:59.39 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia | 9:08.62 | Q |
| 2 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 9:10.77 | Q |
| 3 | Susie Power | Australia | 9:11.52 | Q |
| 4 | Zhang Linli | China | 9:11.67 | Q |
| 5 | Friederike Schmidt | Germany | 9:11.89 | q |
| 6 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 9:17.03 | q |
| 7 | Mónika Tóth | Hungary | 9:17.05 | q |
| 8 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 9:29.39 | |
| 9 | Kalekye Mutavi | Kenya | 9:35.90 | |
| 10 | Jenny Hopkinson | New Zealand | 10:09.06 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (2)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* New Zealand (1)
* Romania (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
