title: 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
text: # 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
  
  The women's 3000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 12 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Mercy Cherono Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Bizunesh Urgesa Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Frehiwot Goshu Ethiopia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  12 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 8:58.07 |
  | | Bizunesh Urgesa | Ethiopia | 8:58.90 |
  | | Frehiwot Goshu | Ethiopia | 9:03.76 |
  | 4 | Marina Gordeyeva | Russia | 9:11.59 |
  | 5 | Jacklin Chebii | Kenya | 9:12.85 |
  | 6 | Laurynne Chetelat | United States | 9:15.11 |
  | 7 | Yekaterina Gorbunova | Russia | 9:15.59 |
  | 8 | Tamara Jewet | Canada | 9:15.74 |
  | 9 | Joanne Harvey | United Kingdom | 9:15.98 |
  | 10 | Rei Ohara | Japan | 9:16.09 |
  | 11 | Lauren Howarth | United Kingdom | 9:16.92 |
  | 12 | Michi Numata | Japan | 9:20.46 |
  | 13 | Bogdana Mimic | Serbia | 9:29.34 |
  | 14 | Olga Skrypak | Ukraine | 9:31.89 |
  | 15 | Kim Seong-Eun | South Korea | 9:38.85 |
  | 16 | Doreen Chesang | Uganda | 9:41.24 |
  | 17 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko | Ukraine | 9:42.05 |
  | 18 | Karolina Waszak | Poland | 10:07.77 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Canada (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Serbia (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * Ukraine (2)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (1)
  