title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
  
  The women's 3000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco |
  | Bronze | Olesya Syreva Russia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  16 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 9:12.61 |
  | | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 9:16.28 |
  | | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 9:16.58 |
  | 4 | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 9:17.83 |
  | 5 | Machi Tanaka | Japan | 9:19.95 |
  | 6 | Inna Poluškina | Latvia | 9:22.24 |
  | 7 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 9:22.38 |
  | 8 | Chemutai Rionotukei | Kenya | 9:25.89 |
  | 9 | Sónia Fernandes | Portugal | 9:28.83 |
  | 10 | Adrienne Herzog | Netherlands | 9:31.15 |
  | 11 | Elina Lindgren | Finland | 9:32.90 |
  | 12 | Zita Mezei | Hungary | 9:33.85 |
  | 13 | Zhang Yang | China | 9:34.04 |
  | 14 | Etalemahu Kidane | Ethiopia | 9:36.83 |
  | 15 | Sara Bei | United States | 9:38.92 |
  | 16 | Nancy Frouin | France | 9:46.03 |
  | 17 | Stefanie Murer | Switzerland | 9:49.34 |
  | 18 | Esther Schrijvers | Netherlands | 10:00.37 |
  | 19 | Lindsay Zinn | United States | 10:08.17 |
  | | Snežana Kostic | FR Yugoslavia | DNF |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
  
  * China (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * United States (2)
  * FR Yugoslavia (1)
  