2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
| Silver | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco |
| Bronze | Olesya Syreva Russia |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
16 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 9:12.61 | |
 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 9:16.28 | |
 | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 9:16.58 | |
| 4 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 9:17.83 | |
| 5 | Machi Tanaka |  Japan | 9:19.95 | |
| 6 | Inna Poluškina |  Latvia | 9:22.24 | |
| 7 | Peninah Chepchumba |  Kenya | 9:22.38 | |
| 8 | Chemutai Rionotukei | Kenya | 9:25.89 | |
| 9 | Sónia Fernandes |  Portugal | 9:28.83 | |
| 10 | Adrienne Herzog |  Netherlands | 9:31.15 | |
| 11 | Elina Lindgren |  Finland | 9:32.90 | |
| 12 | Zita Mezei |  Hungary | 9:33.85 | |
| 13 | Zhang Yang |  China | 9:34.04 | |
| 14 | Etalemahu Kidane | Ethiopia | 9:36.83 | |
| 15 | Sara Bei |  United States | 9:38.92 | |
| 16 | Nancy Frouin |  France | 9:46.03 | |
| 17 | Stefanie Murer |  Switzerland | 9:49.34 | |
| 18 | Esther Schrijvers | Netherlands | 10:00.37 | |
| 19 | Lindsay Zinn | United States | 10:08.17 | |
| Snežana Kostic |  Yugoslavia | DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
China (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Latvia (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (2)
Portugal (1)
Russia (2)
Switzerland (1)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015