The women's 3000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 9 and 12 August.
Medalists Gold Simona Staicu Silver Liu Shixiang Bronze Hatsumi Matsumoto
Results Final 12 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Simona Staicu 9:09.57 Liu Shixiang 9:10.54 Hatsumi Matsumoto 9:11.92 4 Andrea Whitcombe 9:13.81 5 Andrea Sollárová 9:16.44 6 Azumi Miyazaki 9:16.76 7 Lydia Tanui 9:18.02 8 Brynhild Synstnes 9:19.40 9 Anikó Javos 9:20.23 10 Sarah Schwald 9:25.67 11 Angela White 9:27.66 12 Tamara Salomon 9:28.30 13 Kay Gooch 9:38.83 14 Ann Mwangi 9:42.15 Milka Mihailova DNF
Heats 9 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lydia Tanui 9:17.75 Q 2 Angela White 9:18.19 Q 3 Simona Staicu 9:18.69 Q 4 Liu Shixiang 9:18.77 Q 5 Andrea Whitcombe 9:21.23 Q 6 Azumi Miyazaki 9:21.99 Q 7 Sarah Schwald 9:22.57 q 8 Kay Gooch 9:23.10 q 9 Janeth Caizalitín 9:29.28 10 Amina Maanaoui 9:31.89 11 Evelina Danaylova 9:40.14 Marina Bastos DNF
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ann Mwangi 9:23.05 Q 2 Anikó Javos 9:23.63 Q 3 Brynhild Synstnes 9:24.48 Q 4 Hatsumi Matsumoto 9:24.56 Q 5 Tamara Salomon 9:24.64 Q 6 Milka Mihailova 9:24.87 Q 7 Andrea Sollárová 9:25.76 q 8 Fatuma Roba 9:26.63 9 Annemari Sandell 9:28.46 10 Annie Kagona 9:45.25 11 Zhor El-Kamch 9:58.26 12 Nicole Corbin 10:10.58 13 Monica Samila 10:21.15
Participation According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
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