2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres

Girls' 3000 metres
at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates15 July
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning time9:01.12
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Kenya

The girls' 3000 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 15 July 2015.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best  Ma Ningning (CHN) 8:36.45 Jinan, China 6 June 1993
Championship Record  Mercy Cherono (KEN) 8:53.94 Ostrava, Czech Republic 11 July 2007
World Youth Leading  Yuka Mukai (JPN) 9:04.81 Izumo, Japan 20 June 2015

Results

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shuru Bulo  Ethiopia 9:01.12 WYL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emily Chebet Kipchumba  Kenya 9:02.92 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sheila Chelangat  Kenya 9:04.54 PB
4 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia 9:04.64 PB
5 Yuka Mukai  Japan 9:21.04
6 Kanami Sagayama  Japan 9:33.85
7 Fatuma Chebsi  Bahrain 9:39.25
8 Hannah Bennison  Canada 9:42.75
9 Annabel McDermott  Australia 9:42.86
10 Janat Chemusto  Uganda 9:42.88
11 Shona McCulloch  Canada 9:44.74
12 Miriam Dattke  Germany 9:44.77
13 Xia Yuyu  China 9:59.17
14 Amelia Mazza-Downie  Australia 10:00.05 SB
15 Dawa Jila  China 10:21.35
16 Destiny Collins  United States 10:21.36
17 Lucía Rodríguez  Spain 10:28.85
18 Eunika Pashufika Kanana  Namibia 10:46.52
19 Marta Guerrero  Colombia 10:46.52
20 Puleng Nkopele  Lesotho 11:32.93 PB

References

  1. ^ "Timetable". World Athletics.
  2. ^ "3000 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 July 2015.