# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 13 and 15 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi Kenya |
| Silver | Ancuța Bobocel Romania |
| Bronze | Cătălina Oprea Romania |

## Results
### Final

15 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Kenya | 9:47.26 | |
| | Ancuța Bobocel | Romania | 9:49.03 | |
| | Cătălina Oprea | Romania | 9:50.04 | |
| 4 | Mercy Njoroge | Kenya | 9:52.25 | |
| 5 | Verena Dreier | Germany | 9:59.33 | |
| 6 | Biljana Jovic | Serbia and Montenegro | 10:06.96 | |
| 7 | Zenaide Vieira | Brazil | 10:10.84 | |
| 8 | Olga Derevyeva | Russia | 10:18.50 | |
| 9 | Yuliya Mochalova | Russia | 10:20.96 | |
| 10 | Aleisha Anderson | Australia | 10:24.60 | |
| 11 | Teresa Urbina | Spain | 10:36.43 | |
| | Aslı Çakır | Turkey | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 |

### Heats

13 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yuliya Mochalova | Russia | 10:09.83 | Q |
| 2 | Zenaide Vieira | Brazil | 10:10.66 | Q |
| 3 | Ancuța Bobocel | Romania | 10:13.30 | q |
| 4 | Teresa Urbina | Spain | 10:26.89 | q |
| 5 | Amber Harper | United States | 10:32.96 | |
| 6 | Clémence Orhant | France | 10:58.76 | |
| 7 | Claire Percival | Canada | 11:02.86 | |
| 8 | Angelika Stanek | Poland | 11:07.80 | |
| 9 | Laura Azevedo | Portugal | 11:11.60 | |
| 10 | Valentina Ghiazza | Italy | 11:15.20 | |
| 11 | Jana Stykova | Slovakia | 11:20.31 | |
| 12 | Tatjana Jatsenko | Estonia | 11:53.30 | |
| 13 | Ivana Sánchez | Argentina | 12:13.28 | |
| | Judit Wágenhoffer | Hungary | DNF | |
| | Aslı Çakır | Turkey | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Kenya | 10:13.25 | Q |
| 2 | Cătălina Oprea | Romania | 10:26.16 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Derevyeva | Russia | 10:31.25 | Q |
| 4 | Katarzyna Kowalska | Poland | 10:35.22 | |
| 5 | Pippa Hendon | Australia | 10:41.24 | |
| 6 | Selina Sekulic | United States | 10:50.03 | |
| 7 | Sanae Achahbar | Morocco | 10:52.46 | |
| 8 | Andreia Santos | Portugal | 10:52.67 | |
| 9 | Meredith McGregor | Canada | 10:54.17 | |
| 10 | Ánna Thalassinoú | Greece | 10:56.53 | |
| 11 | Paola Bernardi Locatelli | Italy | 11:12.64 | |
| 12 | Wanda Sánchez | Spain | 11:12.68 | |
| 13 | Saara Skyttä | Finland | 11:21.11 | |
| 14 | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | 11:44.70 | |
| 15 | Evgenia Korkokiou | Cyprus | 11:54.72 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mercy Njoroge | Kenya | 10:16.70 | Q |
| 2 | Biljana Jovic | Serbia and Montenegro | 10:18.26 | Q |
| 3 | Verena Dreier | Germany | 10:19.52 | Q |
| 4 | Aleisha Anderson | Australia | 10:27.44 | q |
| 5 | Selien De Schryder | Belgium | 10:28.52 | |
| 6 | Masello Moekoa | South Africa | 10:38.77 | |
| 7 | Emilie Paumard | France | 10:52.90 | |
| 8 | Linda Byrne | Ireland | 10:59.34 | |
| 9 | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 11:01.09 | |
| 10 | Viktória Madarász | Hungary | 11:05.55 | |
| 11 | Laila Daoud | Morocco | 11:10.36 | |
| 12 | Mojca Lindic | Slovenia | 11:13.05 | |
| 13 | Dudu Karakaya | Turkey | 11:16.25 | |
| 14 | Marja-Leena Kurki | Finland | 11:22.31 | |
| 15 | Isabel Lobos | Chile | 12:03.62 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (2)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Canada (2)
* Chile (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Morocco (2)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (2)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (2)
* Serbia and Montenegro (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Spain (2)
* Turkey (2)
* United States (2)