2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 3000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	3 August (round 1) 5 August (final)
Competitors:	34
Nations:	23
Win Value:	7:44.06
Gold:	Melkeneh Azize
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Felix Korir
Silvernoc:	KEN
Bronze:	Edwin Kisalsak
Bronzenoc:	KEN
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 3 and 5 August 2022.^[1]

42 athletes from 28 countries were originally entered to the competition,^{[2] [3]} however, 34 of them competed.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		7:28.19	Paris, France	27 August 2016
Championship Record		7:42.09	Nairobi, Kenya	18 August 2021
World U20 Leading		7:39.09	Djibouti, Djibouti	25 March 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 3 August, with the 34 athletes involved being split into 2 heats of 17 athletes each.^[5] The first 6 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.^[6] The overall results were as follows:^[7]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			7:55.60	Q
2	2			7:56.70	Q
3	2			7:57.16	Q
4	2			7:57.18	Q
5	1			7:58.12	Q
6	1			7:59.71	Q
7	2			8:00.17	Q
8	1			8:00.37	Q
9	2			8:07.34	Q
10	1			8:08.35	Q
11	2			8:11.08	q
12	2			8:11.55	q
13	2			8:13.49	q
14	2			8:15.70
15	1			8:15.95	Q
16	1			8:16.22	Q
17	1			8:16.34
18	1			8:17.32
19	1			8:17.99
20	1			8:19.35
21	1			8:19.92
22	1			8:21.13
23	2			8:21.90
24	1			8:25.63
25	1			8:25.95
26	1			8:26.39
27	2			8:26.66
28	2			8:26.95
29	1			8:30.07
30	2			8:36.23
31	2			8:38.84
32	1			8:43.27
33	2			9:05.92
	2

Final

The final was started at 17:04 on 5 August.^[8]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			7:44.06
			7:47.86
			7:49.82
4			7:50.63
5			7:50.95
6			7:56.40
7			8:02.08
8			8:03.98
9			8:04.42
10			8:11.38
11			8:18.55
12			8:18.61
13			8:18.71

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: 3000 Metres Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
5. Web site: START LIST 3000 Metres Men - Round 1. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
6. Web site: 3000 Metres Men - Round 1. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
7. Web site: SUMMARY 3000 Metres Men - Round 1. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
8. Web site: RESULTS 3000 Metres Men - Final. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 5 August 2022.