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
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| Silver | Edna Kiplagat Kenya
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| Bronze | Etaferahu Tarekegn Ethiopia
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Results
Final
22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anita Weyermann | Switzerland |
8:50.73 | |
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Edna Kiplagat | Kenya |
8:53.06 | |
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Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia |
8:53.77 | |
| 4 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia |
8:54.24 | |
| 5 | Olivera Jevtić |  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 | 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)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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