title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
  
  The women's 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mercy Chebwogen Kenya | Hiwot Gebrekidan Ethiopia | Emelia Gorecka Great Britain |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Zola Pieterse (GBR) | 8:28.85 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Zhang Linli (CHN) | 8:46.86 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
  | World Junior Leading | Nancy Chepkwemoi (KEN) | 8:56.52 | Doha, Qatar | 11 May 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mercy Chebwogen | Kenya | 9:08.88 | PB |
  | | Hiwot Gebrekidan | Ethiopia | 9:09.27 | PB |
  | | Emelia Gorecka | Great Britain | 9:09.43 | PB |
  | 4 | Haftamnesh Tesfay | Ethiopia | 9:10.02 | PB |
  | 5 | Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech | Kenya | 9:14.32 | PB |
  | 6 | Aisling Cuffe | United States | 9:19.95 | |
  | 7 | Rebekah Greene | New Zealand | 9:21.23 | PB |
  | 8 | Miyuki Uehara | Japan | 9:21.81 | |
  | 9 | Lindsay Crevoiserat | United States | 9:21.88 | PB |
  | 10 | Li Zhixuan | China | 9:24.06 | PB |
  | 11 | Liv Westphal | France | 9:24.10 | PB |
  | 12 | Mariia Khodakivska | Ukraine | 9:25.98 | |
  | 13 | Sarah Collins | Ireland | 9:26.26 | PB |
  | 14 | Wu Xufeng | China | 9:27.89 | PB |
  | 15 | Cleo Boyd | Canada | 9:37.84 | |
  | 16 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 9:40.81 | |
  | 17 | Misuzu Nakahara | Japan | 9:49.84 | |
  | 18 | Karoline Egeland Skatteboe | Norway | 9:59.69 | |
  | 19 | Stessy Ngouvi Bouanga | Gabon | 13:54.15 | PB |
  | – | Nancy Cheptegei | Uganda | – | DNS |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Canada (1)
  * China (2)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Gabon (1)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  