# 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Daisy Jepkemei Kenya | Tejinesh Gebisa Ethiopia | Stella Jepkosgei Rutto Kenya |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Birtukan Adamu (ETH) | 9:20.37 | Rome, Italy | 26 May 2011 |
| Championship Record | Christine Kambua Muyanga (KEN) | 9:31.35 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Evdokiya Bukina (RUS) | 10:05.73 | Sochi, Russia | 26 May 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
| World Junior Leading | Daisy Jepkemei (KEN) | 9:47.22 | Barcelona, Spain | 12 July 2012 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: The first 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | Daisy Jepkemei | Kenya | 9:56.33 | Q, WJL |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Tejinesh Gibesa | Ethiopia | 10:01.48 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Stella Jepkosgei Rutto | Kenya | 10:07.13 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 1 | 16 | Evdokiya Bukina | Russia | 10:07.38 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Brianna Nerud | United States | 10:08.15 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | 14 | Oona Kettunen | Finland | 10:12.55 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Maya Rehberg | Germany | 10:14.22 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 17 | Pippa Woolven | Great Britain | 10:19.28 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Tessa Potezny | Australia | 10:22.55 | Q, PB |
| 10 | 2 | 15 | Yeabsira Bitew | Ethiopia | 10:22.84 | q |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Adeline Elena Panaet | Romania | 10:23.07 | q |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Oksana Rayta | Ukraine | 10:28.27 | q |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Anastasiya Puzakova | Belarus | 10:30.83 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Belén Casetta | Argentina | 10:33.84 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | Dana Elena Loghin | Romania | 10:35.06 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Courtney Frerichs | United States | 10:35.24 | |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Cornelia Griesche | Germany | 10:36.38 | |
| 18 | 1 | 13 | Hallouma Jerfel | Tunisia | 10:37.83 | PB |
| 19 | 2 | 17 | Viktoriya Kalyuzhna | Ukraine | 10:39.33 | |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | Minttu Hukka | Finland | 10:39.73 | PB |
| 21 | 2 | 13 | Hadjer Soukhal | Algeria | 10:43.25 | PB |
| 22 | 2 | 12 | Zulema Arenas | Peru | 10:47.38 | |
| 23 | 1 | 14 | Anna Quílez | Spain | 10:47.42 | PB |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | Kristina Božic | Croatia | 10:49.82 | PB |
| 25 | 2 | 11 | Sveva Fascetti | Italy | 10:57.98 | |
| 26 | 2 | 9 | Beatriz Caspar | Spain | 11:00.65 | |
| 27 | 2 | 5 | Diana Almeida | Portugal | 11:08.14 | |
| 28 | 1 | 10 | Carolina Lozano | Argentina | 11:10.51 | |
| 29 | 1 | 12 | Sahsenem Seri | Turkey | 11:13.18 | |
| 30 | 1 | 15 | C. Jayamini Ranawakearachchilage | Sri Lanka | 11:13.91 | |
| 31 | 1 | 18 | Helena Tlustá | Czech Republic | 11:19.49 | |
| 32 | 1 | 2 | Lucy Basilio | Peru | 11:20.23 | |
| 33 | 2 | 3 | Sarah Lahti | Sweden | 11:23.61 | |
| 34 | 2 | 10 | Nikolina Hrelec | Croatia | 11:35.05 | |
| 35 | 1 | 8 | Ting-Yu Li | Chinese Taipei | 12:14.65 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | Daisy Jepkemei | Kenya | 9:47.22 | WJL |
| | Tejinesh Gebisa | Ethiopia | 9:50.51 | PB |
| | Stella Jepkosgei Rutto | Kenya | 9:50.58 | PB |
| 4 | Evdokia Bukina | Russia | 9:56.46 | NJ |
| 5 | Brianna Nerud | United States | 10:00.72 | NJ |
| 6 | Maya Rehberg | Germany | 10:03.09 | PB |
| 7 | Oona Kettunen | Finland | 10:03.15 | PB |
| 8 | Adelina Elena Panaet | Romania | 10:19.34 | SB |
| 9 | Pippa Woolven | Great Britain | 10:27.95 | |
| 10 | Tessa Potezny | Australia | 10:28.33 | |
| 11 | Yeabsira Bitew | Ethiopia | 10:30.62 | |
| 12 | Oksana Rayta | Ukraine | 10:35.40 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (2)
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (2)
* Germany (2)
* Italy (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Peru (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (2)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)