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 Silver Edna Kiplagat Bronze Etaferahu Tarekegn
Results Final 22 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Anita Weyermann 8:50.73 Edna Kiplagat 8:53.06 Etaferahu Tarekegn 8:53.77 4 Ayelech Worku 8:54.24 5 Olivera Jevtić 9:06.95 6 Sun Guanghong 9:07.14 7 Miwako Yamanaka 9:09.06 8 Elizabeth Chemweno 9:12.22 9 Maria Ungureanu 9:12.71 10 Sunita Rani 9:13.57 11 Julia Stamps 9:19.63 12 Yuko Manabe 9:46.69
Heats 21 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Etaferahu Tarekegn 9:17.10 Q 2 Edna Kiplagat 9:17.51 Q 3 Olivera Jevtić 9:17.98 Q 4 Sun Guanghong 9:18.17 Q 5 Miwako Yamanaka 9:19.04 q 6 Evelyne Coussement 9:29.99 7 Leonor Carneiro 9:32.18 8 Katalin Szentgyörgyi 9:36.22 9 Galina Bogomolova 9:42.99 10 Sylvia Nussbeck 10:02.97
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Elizabeth Chemweno 9:16.55 Q 2 Maria Ungureanu 9:17.03 Q 3 Ayelech Worku 9:17.42 Q 4 Anita Weyermann 9:18.15 Q 5 Sunita Rani 9:18.72 q 6 Julia Stamps 9:22.76 q 7 Yuko Manabe 9:28.54 q 8 Anikó Kálovics 9:28.88 9 Ulrike Maisch 9:30.82
Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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