1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 30 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Ann Mwangi Kenya |
| Silver | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal |
| Bronze | Yvonne Lichtenfeld East Germany |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ann Mwangi | Kenya | 9:13.99 | |
 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 9:15.33 | |
 | Yvonne Lichtenfeld | East Germany | 9:16.02 | |
| 4 | Rosario Pia | Portugal | 9:16.62 | |
| 5 | Simona Staicu |  Romania | 9:17.96 | |
| 6 | Liu Shixiang |  China | 9:20.88 | |
| 7 | Malin Ewerlöf |  Sweden | 9:23.37 | |
| 8 | Fatima Maama |  Morocco | 9:24.19 | |
| 9 | Caroline Jeorgakopoulos |  West Germany | 9:28.72 | |
| 10 | Helen Titterington |  United Kingdom | 9:31.23 | |
| 11 | Nadia Ouaziz | Morocco | 9:44.04 | |
| 12 | Angelines Rodríguez |  Spain | 9:44.32 | |
| 13 | Annalisa Scurti |  Italy | 9:47.08 | |
| 14 | Tonya Todd |  Canada | 9:49.64 | |
| 15 | Mwahija Maliga |  Tanzania | 10:20.01 |
Heats[edit]
28 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Mwangi | Kenya | 9:20.60 | Q |
| 2 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 9:21.85 | Q |
| 3 | Fatima Maama | Morocco | 9:22.15 | Q |
| 4 | Angelines Rodríguez | Spain | 9:22.86 | Q |
| 5 | Rosario Pia | Portugal | 9:23.03 | Q |
| 6 | Yvonne Lichtenfeld | East Germany | 9:24.05 | Q |
| 7 | Annalisa Scurti | Italy | 9:27.17 | q |
| 8 | Mwahija Maliga | Tanzania | 9:31.09 | q |
| 9 | Tonya Todd | Canada | 9:38.73 | q |
| 10 | Alina Karwowski |  Brazil | 9:42.88 | |
| 11 | Denise Bushallow |  United States | 9:59.53 | |
| 12 | Belinda McArdle |  Ireland | 10:09.85 | |
| 13 | Fanny Gidiyoni |  Malawi | 10:38.17 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Shixiang | China | 9:20.41 | Q |
| 2 | Caroline Jeorgakopoulos | West Germany | 9:22.40 | Q |
| 3 | Nadia Ouaziz | Morocco | 9:23.54 | Q |
| 4 | Helen Titterington | United Kingdom | 9:25.70 | Q |
| 5 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 9:26.80 | Q |
| 6 | Simona Staicu | Romania | 9:27.12 | Q |
| 7 | Kari Uglem |  Norway | 9:41.09 | |
| 8 | Getenesh Urge |  Ethiopia | 9:48.20 | |
| 9 | Paola Testa | Italy | 9:48.74 | |
| 10 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 9:50.31 | |
| 11 | Tausi Saidi | Tanzania | 9:52.35 | |
| 12 | Andrea Pernitsky | Canada | 9:59.00 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)
China (1)
East Germany (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Ireland (2)
Italy (2)
Kenya (1)
Malawi (1)
Morocco (2)
Norway (1)
Portugal (2)
Romania (1)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Tanzania (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (1)
West Germany (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 Apr 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015