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 China
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| Silver | Gabriela Szabo Romania
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| Bronze | Zhang Lirong China
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Results
Final
20 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Zhang Linli | China |
8:46.86 | |
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Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
8:48.28 | |
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Zhang Lirong | China |
8:48.45 | |
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe |  United Kingdom |
8:51.78 | |
| 5 | Annemari Sandell |  Finland |
8:56.02 | |
| 6 | Emebet Shiferaw |  Ethiopia |
9:00.05 | |
| 7 | Jeong Yeong-Im |  South Korea |
9:00.30 | |
| 8 | Susie Power |  Australia |
9:04.30 | |
| 9 | Anja Smolders |  Belgium |
9:08.65 | |
| 10 | Azumi Miyazaki |  Japan |
9:10.15 | |
| 11 | Friederike Schmidt |  Germany |
9:18.44 | |
| 12 | Mónika Tóth |  Hungary |
9:20.83 |
Heats
18 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Lirong | China |
9:05.02 | Q |
| 2 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
9:08.59 | Q |
| 3 | Anja Smolders | Belgium |
9:08.71 | Q |
| 4 | Jeong Yeong-Im | South Korea |
9:08.79 | Q |
| 5 | Annemari Sandell | Finland |
9:09.42 | q |
| 6 | Yuko Kubota | Japan |
9:19.54 | |
| 7 | Yelena Zhilkina |  Commonwealth of Independent States |
9:29.38 | |
| 8 | Lydia Tanui |  Kenya |
9:34.53 | |
| 9 | Ana Isabel Gimeno |  Spain |
9:39.86 | |
| 10 | Andrea Karhoff | Germany |
10:04.31 | |
| 11 | Tuelo Setswamorago |  Botswana |
10:59.39 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia |
9:08.62 | Q |
| 2 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom |
9:10.77 | Q |
| 3 | Susie Power | Australia |
9:11.52 | Q |
| 4 | Zhang Linli | China |
9:11.67 | Q |
| 5 | Friederike Schmidt | Germany |
9:11.89 | q |
| 6 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan |
9:17.03 | q |
| 7 | Mónika Tóth | Hungary |
9:17.05 | q |
| 8 | Kathy Butler |  Canada |
9:29.39 | |
| 9 | Kalekye Mutavi | Kenya |
9:35.90 | |
| 10 | Jenny Hopkinson |  New Zealand |
10:09.06 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Botswana (1)
- Canada (1)
- China (2)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Finland (1)
- Germany (2)
- Hungary (1)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Romania (1)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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