title: 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres
text: # 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 3000 metres
  
  The women's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 19 August.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships :
  
  | World U20 Record | Zola Pieterse (GBR) | 8:28.83 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Beyenu Degefa (ETH) | 8:41.76 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20 July 2016 |
  | World U20 Leading | Agnes Mwikali (KEN) | 8:46.31 | Abashiri, Japan | 10 July 2021 |
  
  ## Results
  
  The final was held on 19 August at 17:40.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | Kenya | 8:57.78 | |
  | | Zenah Jemutai Yego | Kenya | 8:59.59 | |
  | | Melknat Wudu | Ethiopia | 9:00.12 | PB |
  | 4 | Prisca Chesang | Uganda | 9:03.44 | PB |
  | 5 | Ilona Mononen | Finland | 9:30.63 | |
  | 6 | Agate Caune | Latvia | 9:45.26 | |
  | 7 | Semhar Mekonen | Eritrea | 9:46.35 | |
  | 8 | Naledi Makgatha | South Africa | 9:55.08 | |
  | 9 | Olimpia Breza | Poland | 10:16.03 | |
  | 10 | Jeanine Kezimana | Burundi | 10:33.47 | |
  