1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres explained

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 20 September.

Medalists

Gold	Zhang Linli
Silver	Gabriela Szabo
Bronze	Zhang Lirong

Results

Final

20 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		8:46.86
	align=left		align=left		8:48.28
	align=left		align=left		8:48.45
4	align=left		align=left		8:51.78
5	align=left		align=left		8:56.02
6	align=left		align=left		9:00.05
7	align=left		align=left		9:00.30
8	align=left		align=left		9:04.30
9	align=left		align=left		9:08.65
10	align=left		align=left		9:10.15
11	align=left		align=left		9:18.44
12	align=left		align=left		9:20.83

Heats

18 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		9:05.02	Q
2	align=left		align=left		9:08.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		9:08.71	Q
4	align=left		align=left		9:08.79	Q
5	align=left		align=left		9:09.42	q
6	align=left		align=left		9:19.54
7	align=left		align=left		9:29.38
8	align=left		align=left		9:34.53
9	align=left		align=left		9:39.86
10	align=left		align=left		10:04.31
11	align=left		align=left		10:59.39

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		9:08.62	Q
2	align=left		align=left		9:10.77	Q
3	align=left		align=left		9:11.52	Q
4	align=left		align=left		9:11.67	Q
5	align=left		align=left		9:11.89	q
6	align=left		align=left		9:17.03	q
7	align=left		align=left		9:17.05	q
8	align=left		align=left		9:29.39
9	align=left		align=left		9:35.90
10	align=left		align=left		10:09.06

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.