title: 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
text: # 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres
  
  The women's 3000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 22 October.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Beatrice Chepchumba Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jane Chepkoech Kenya |
  | Bronze | Etalemahu Kidane Ethiopia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  22 October
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Beatrice Chepchumba | Kenya | 9:08.80 |
  | | Jane Chepkoech | Kenya | 9:10.05 |
  | | Etalemahu Kidane | Ethiopia | 9:11.55 |
  | 4 | Chen Fang | China | 9:12.53 |
  | 5 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 9:16.73 |
  | 6 | Elvan Can | Turkey | 9:28.20 |
  | 7 | Carol Henry | Canada | 9:31.88 |
  | 8 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 9:33.37 |
  | 9 | Sonia Bejarano | Spain | 9:36.01 |
  | 10 | Ruth McDonnell | Australia | 9:40.52 |
  | 11 | Türkan Erişmiş | Turkey | 9:43.75 |
  | 12 | Wang Xiaoming | China | 9:44.09 |
  | 13 | Riina Tolonen | Finland | 9:46.90 |
  | 14 | Lucélia Peres | Brazil | 9:51.16 |
  | 15 | Elaine du Plessis | South Africa | 9:52.86 |
  | 16 | Nana Gutanaidze | Georgia | 11:15.92 |
  | 17 | Anna Markelova | Turkmenistan | 11:20.20 |
  | 18 | Uuriintsolmon Gangarpurev | Mongolia | 11:42.31 |
  | | Malika Asahssah | Morocco | DNF |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (1)
  * China (2)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * Georgia (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mongolia (1)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Turkey (2)
  * Turkmenistan (1)
  