1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anita Weyermann Switzerland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Edna Kiplagat Kenya |
| Bronze | Etaferahu Tarekegn Ethiopia |

## Results

### Final

22 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 8:50.73 |
| | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 8:53.06 |
| | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 8:53.77 |
| 4 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 8:54.24 |
| 5 | Olivera Jevtić | FR Yugoslavia | 9:06.95 |
| 6 | Sun Guanghong | China | 9:07.14 |
| 7 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 9:09.06 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Chemweno | Kenya | 9:12.22 |
| 9 | Maria Ungureanu | Romania | 9:12.71 |
| 10 | Sunita Rani | India | 9:13.57 |
| 11 | Julia Stamps | United States | 9:19.63 |
| 12 | Yuko Manabe | Japan | 9:46.69 |

### Heats

21 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 9:17.10 | Q |
| 2 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 9:17.51 | Q |
| 3 | Olivera Jevtić | FR Yugoslavia | 9:17.98 | Q |
| 4 | Sun Guanghong | China | 9:18.17 | Q |
| 5 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 9:19.04 | q |
| 6 | Evelyne Coussement | Belgium | 9:29.99 | |
| 7 | Leonor Carneiro | Portugal | 9:32.18 | |
| 8 | Katalin Szentgyörgyi | Hungary | 9:36.22 | |
| 9 | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | 9:42.99 | |
| 10 | Sylvia Nussbeck | Germany | 10:02.97 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elizabeth Chemweno | Kenya | 9:16.55 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Ungureanu | Romania | 9:17.03 | Q |
| 3 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 9:17.42 | Q |
| 4 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 9:18.15 | Q |
| 5 | Sunita Rani | India | 9:18.72 | q |
| 6 | Julia Stamps | United States | 9:22.76 | q |
| 7 | Yuko Manabe | Japan | 9:28.54 | q |
| 8 | Anikó Kálovics | Hungary | 9:28.88 | |
| 9 | Ulrike Maisch | Germany | 9:30.82 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (1)
* China (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (2)
* India (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (1)
* FR Yugoslavia (1)
