The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 18 and 20 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Mike Kipyego Kenya
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| Silver | David Kirwa Kenya
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| Bronze | Abubaker Kamal Qatar
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Results
Final
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mike Kipyego | Kenya |
8:29.54 | |
 |
David Kirwa | Kenya |
8:31.44 | |
 |
Abubaker Kamal | Qatar |
8:33.67 | |
| 4 | Radosław Popławski |  Poland |
8:37.87 | |
| 5 | Fernando Fernandes |  Brazil |
8:45.76 | |
| 6 | Halil Akkaş |  Turkey |
8:50.17 | |
| 7 | Shuji Yoshioka |  Japan |
8:52.30 | |
| 8 | Mohamed Ali Al-Banai |  Saudi Arabia |
8:52.38 | |
| 9 | Robbie Nissen |  Canada |
8:53.69 | |
| 10 | Arkangelo Roko |  Sudan |
8:54.81 | |
| 11 | Vitaliy Gorlukovic |  Lithuania |
9:01.11 | |
| 12 | Stephen Murphy |  United Kingdom |
9:05.80 |
Heats
18 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Kirwa | Kenya |
8:50.17 | Q |
| 2 | Radosław Popławski | Poland |
8:51.40 | Q |
| 3 | Robbie Nissen | Canada |
8:52.05 | Q |
| 4 | Shuji Yoshioka | Japan |
8:52.56 | Q |
| 5 | Mohamed Ali Al-Banai | Saudi Arabia |
8:56.69 | q |
| 6 | Vitaliy Gorlukovic | Lithuania |
8:57.23 | q |
| 7 | Ruben Schwarz |  Germany |
9:01.58 | |
| 8 | Miloš Vujkovic |  Yugoslavia |
9:04.26 | |
| 9 | Michael Fadeau |  France |
9:05.29 | |
| 10 | Mandla Maseko |  South Africa |
9:05.60 | |
| 11 | Atef Zaamouchi |  Algeria |
9:09.07 | |
| 12 | Cristian Patiño |  Ecuador |
9:09.72 | |
| 13 | Michael Shelley |  Australia |
9:11.18 | |
| 14 | Gehad Abdelhaleem |  Egypt |
9:36.71 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Kipyego | Kenya |
8:44.31 | Q |
| 2 | Abubaker Kamal | Qatar |
8:46.69 | Q |
| 3 | Fernando Fernandes | Brazil |
8:47.96 | Q |
| 4 | Halil Akkaş | Turkey |
8:55.05 | Q |
| 5 | Stephen Murphy | United Kingdom |
8:56.85 | q |
| 6 | Arkangelo Roko | Sudan |
8:57.99 | q |
| 7 | Larbi Hamidi | Algeria |
9:02.10 | |
| 8 | Piet Desmet |  Belgium |
9:05.17 | |
| 9 | Luke Taylor | Australia |
9:14.37 | |
| 10 | Anthony Godongwana | South Africa |
9:15.59 | |
| 11 | Christian Klein | Germany |
9:25.85 | |
| 12 | Kristjan Hunter | Canada |
9:30.97 | |
| 13 | Marco Carbonetti |  Italy |
9:37.72 | |
| 14 | Enrique Sánchez |  Spain |
9:45.35 | |
| Sergei Tserepannikov |  Estonia |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (2)
- Australia (2)
- Belgium (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Canada (2)
- Ecuador (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Estonia (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Lithuania (1)
- Poland (1)
- Qatar (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sudan (1)
- Turkey (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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