2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20 July.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Beyenu Degefa  Ethiopia
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| Silver | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa Bahrain
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| Bronze | Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany
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Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Zola Pieterse (GBR)
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8:28.83 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
| Championship Record |  Zhang Linli (CHN)
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8:46.86 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
| World Junior Leading | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa (BHR)
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8:51.31 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 20 May 2016 |
Results[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beyenu Degefa | Ethiopia |
8:41.76 | CR |
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Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | Bahrain |
8:46.42 | |
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Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany |
8:46.74 | |
| 4 | Fotyen Tesfay | Ethiopia |
8:47.46 | |
| 5 | Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei |  Kenya |
8:55.77 | PB |
| 6 | Sheila Chelangat | Kenya |
8:59.89 | PB |
| 7 | Katie Rainsberger |  United States |
9:00.62 | PB |
| 8 | Nozomi Tanaka |  Japan |
9:01.16 | PB |
| 9 | Wakana Kabasawa | Japan |
9:10.20 | |
| 10 | Fatma Arık |  Turkey |
9:13.27 | PB |
| 11 | Shona McCulloch |  Canada |
9:16.93 | PB |
| 12 | Kate Murphy | United States |
9:17.01 | |
| 13 | Lauren Ryan |  Australia |
9:21.21 | PB |
| 14 | Christiane Konstantopoulos | Canada |
9:29.21 | PB |
| 15 | Dilyana Minkina |  Bulgaria |
9:30.80 | PB |
| 16 | Saida Meneses |  Peru |
9:36.79 | |
| 17 | Agnieszka Filipowska |  Poland |
10:12.75 |