1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 30 July.

Medalists Gold Yin Lili Silver Yimenashu Taye Bronze Edna Kiplagat

Results Final 30 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Yin Lili 8:57.09 Yimenashu Taye 9:01.70 Edna Kiplagat 9:05.46 4 Lan Lixin 9:07.39 5 Yoshiko Fujinaga 9:15.64 6 Margaret Chepkemboi 9:25.38 7 Inês Monteiro 9:26.33 8 Melanie Schulz 9:28.71 9 Genet Teka 9:33.17 10 Živilė Balčiūnaitė 9:34.01 11 Eloise Poppet 9:36.64 12 Seltana Aït Hammou 10:15.26

Heats 28 July

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lan Lixin 9:22.19 Q 2 Margaret Chepkemboi 9:22.49 Q 3 Yoshiko Fujinaga 9:22.93 Q 4 Eloise Poppet 9:23.67 Q 5 Živilė Balčiūnaitė 9:24.98 q 6 Seltana Aït Hammou 9:24.99 q 7 Amber Gascoigne 9:43.55 8 Demelza Murrihy 9:52.24 9 Catherine Maapela 10:06.14

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Yin Lili 9:17.83 Q 2 Yimenashu Taye 9:18.80 Q 3 Edna Kiplagat 9:23.87 Q 4 Inês Monteiro 9:24.78 Q 5 Genet Teka 9:26.50 q 6 Melanie Schulz 9:28.98 q 7 Diana Maciusonytė 9:33.08 8 Yelena Tolstygina 9:35.17 9 Nicole Chapple 9:40.62 10 Vanessa Veiga Comesaña 9:58.46 11 Épiphanie Nyirabaramé 10:39.35

Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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