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
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| Silver | Jane Chepkoech Kenya
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| Bronze | Etalemahu Kidane Ethiopia
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Results
Final
22 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beatrice Chepchumba | Kenya |
9:08.80 | |
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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)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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