2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 19 August.^[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Veronica Wanjiru  Kenya
Silver	Pauline Korikwiang  Kenya
Bronze	Song Liwei  China

Results

Final

19 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Veronica Wanjiru	Kenya	9:02.90
	Pauline Korikwiang	Kenya	9:05.21
	Song Liwei	China	9:06.35
4	Belainesh Zemedkun	Ethiopia	9:10.92
5	Viktoriya Ivanova	Russia	9:11.96
6	Rie Takayoshi	Japan	9:13.15
7	Barbara Maveau	Belgium	9:13.87
8	Marta Romo	Spain	9:13.98
9	Sayuri Sendo	Japan	9:14.33
10	Azra Eminovic	Serbia	9:21.35
11	Lara Tamsett	Australia	9:25.13
12	Natalya Starkova	Russia	9:36.21
13	Kareema Jasim	Bahrain	9:40.14
14	Li Suyun	China	9:42.25
15	Lucy Starrat	Australia	9:45.22
	Julia Hiller	Germany	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

•  Australia (2)
•  Bahrain (1)
•  Belgium (1)
•  China (2)
•  Ethiopia (1)
•  Germany (1)
•  Japan (2)
•  Kenya (2)
•  Russia (2)
•  Serbia (1)
•  Spain (1)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015