title: 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres
text: # 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres
  
  The Girls' 3000 metres at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 12 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
  
  | World Youth Best | Ma Ningning (CHN) | 8:36.45 | Jinan, China | 6 June 1993 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Mercy Cherono (KEN) | 8:53.94 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 11 July 2007 |
  | World Youth Leading | Martha Mokaya (KEN) | 9:01.52 | Fukuoka, Japan | 18 June 2017 |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Name | Nationality |
  | - | - |
  | Micheline Niyomahoro | Burundi |
  | Sophie Søefeldt | Denmark |
  | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya |
  | Dipuo Mashishi | South Africa |
  | Yitayish Mekonene | Ethiopia |
  | Claire Carrere | France |
  | Téna Tchammou | Benin |
  | Sarah Chelangat | Uganda |
  | Abersh Minsewo | Ethiopia |
  | Emmaculate Chepkirui | Kenya |
  | Esther Yeko Chekwemoi | Uganda |
  | Berenice Fulchiron | France |
  | Souhaila Bahtar | Morocco |
  | Mercy Malembo | Malawi |
  