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

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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.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Yin Lili
 China
Silver Yimenashu Taye
 Ethiopia
Bronze Edna Kiplagat
 Kenya

Results

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Final

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30 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yin Lili  China 8:57.09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yimenashu Taye  Ethiopia 9:01.70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edna Kiplagat  Kenya 9:05.46
4 Lan Lixin  China 9:07.39
5 Yoshiko Fujinaga  Japan 9:15.64
6 Margaret Chepkemboi  Kenya 9:25.38
7 Inês Monteiro  Portugal 9:26.33
8 Melanie Schulz  Germany 9:28.71
9 Genet Teka  Ethiopia 9:33.17
10 Živilė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 9:34.01
11 Eloise Poppet  Australia 9:36.64
12 Seltana Aït Hammou  Morocco 10:15.26

Heats

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28 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lan Lixin  China 9:22.19 Q
2 Margaret Chepkemboi  Kenya 9:22.49 Q
3 Yoshiko Fujinaga  Japan 9:22.93 Q
4 Eloise Poppet  Australia 9:23.67 Q
5 Živilė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 9:24.98 q
6 Seltana Aït Hammou  Morocco 9:24.99 q
7 Amber Gascoigne  United Kingdom 9:43.55
8 Demelza Murrihy  New Zealand 9:52.24
9 Catherine Maapela  South Africa 10:06.14

Heat 2

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

Participation

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

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015