The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion on 14 and 16 July.

Medalists Gold Katarzyna Kowalska Silver Türkan Erişmiş Bronze Svetlana Ivanova

Results Final 16 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Katarzyna Kowalska 9:54.17 Türkan Erişmiş 9:55.45 Svetlana Ivanova 9:56.44 4 Dobrinka Shalamanova 10:00.47 5 Verena Dreier 10:05.34 6 Daneja Grandovec 10:08.82 7 Teresa Urbina 10:14.20 8 Lizzy Hall 10:16.94 9 Fionnuala Britton 10:17.58 10 Valeriya Mara 10:18.99 11 Valentyna Horpynych 10:19.72 12 Gwendoline Despres 10:22.82

Heats 14 July Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Katarzyna Kowalska 9:55.17 Q 2 Valentyna Horpynych 9:56.55 Q 3 Verena Dreier 9:56.70 Q 4 Türkan Erişmiş 9:56.73 Q 5 Dobrinka Shalamanova 9:56.75 q 6 Lizzy Hall 10:07.90 q 7 Teresa Urbina 10:12.66 q 8 Nancy Frouin 10:27.16 9 Maria Pardalou 10:27.41 10 Agata Dróżdż 10:36.52 11 Alina Proca 10:52.09

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Daneja Grandovec 10:10.60 Q 2 Svetlana Ivanova 10:11.51 Q 3 Valeriya Mara 10:12.30 Q 4 Fionnuala Britton 10:15.19 Q 5 Gwendoline Despres 10:19.72 q 6 Xenia Kazimirova 10:20.90 7 Dina Malheiro 10:25.92 8 Biljana Jović 10:29.74 9 Giorgia Robaudo 10:33.62 10 Natallia Hryhoryeva 10:34.13 11 Iwona Lewandowska 10:44.92

Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

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