# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 and 17 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Caroline Chepkurui Kenya |
| Silver | Ancuța Bobocel Romania |
| Bronze | Mekdes Bekele Ethiopia |

## Results
### Final

17 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Caroline Chepkurui | Kenya | 9:40.95 |
| | Ancuța Bobocel | Romania | 9:46.19 |
| | Mekdes Bekele | Ethiopia | 9:48.67 |
| 4 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Latvia | 9:58.76 |
| 5 | Karoline Grøvdal | Norway | 10:00.44 |
| 6 | Beatrice Kiprop | Kenya | 10:10.99 |
| 7 | Julia Hiller | Germany | 10:11.67 |
| 8 | Amy Fowler | United States | 10:11.73 |
| 9 | Ruth Senior | United Kingdom | 10:13.58 |
| 10 | Marie Lawrence | United States | 10:17.84 |
| 11 | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 10:28.32 |
| 12 | Zsófia Erdélyi | Hungary | 10:41.71 |

### Heats

15 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mekdes Bekele | Ethiopia | 9:46.67 | Q |
| 2 | Caroline Chepkurui | Kenya | 9:51.94 | Q |
| 3 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Latvia | 10:08.64 | Q |
| 4 | Ruth Senior | United Kingdom | 10:12.50 | Q |
| 5 | Julia Hiller | Germany | 10:18.16 | q |
| 6 | Marie Lawrence | United States | 10:22.85 | q |
| 7 | Natalya Kovtun | Ukraine | 10:31.31 | |
| 8 | Elena Arzhakova | Russia | 10:35.06 | |
| 9 | Sarah Grahame | Australia | 10:42.08 | |
| 10 | Solange Jesús | Portugal | 10:44.24 | |
| 11 | Lena Örn | Sweden | 10:44.39 | |
| 12 | Dionisía Kouboúli | Greece | 10:51.75 | |
| 13 | Suvi Miettinen | Finland | 11:00.21 | |
| 14 | Yamina Mescari | Algeria | 11:03.92 | |
| 15 | Jasmina Delic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11:05.42 | |
| 16 | Ruth Croft | New Zealand | 11:17.35 | |
| 17 | Mónika Nagy | Hungary | 11:42.57 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karoline Grøvdal | Norway | 10:11.96 | Q |
| 2 | Beatrice Kiprop | Kenya | 10:12.89 | Q |
| 3 | Ancuța Bobocel | Romania | 10:13.12 | Q |
| 4 | Amy Fowler | United States | 10:18.54 | Q |
| 5 | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 10:24.44 | q |
| 6 | Zsófia Erdélyi | Hungary | 10:26.82 | q |
| 7 | Elodie Mouthon | France | 10:33.26 | |
| 8 | Samira Latamna | Algeria | 10:37.01 | |
| 9 | Danelle Woods | Canada | 10:38.84 | |
| 10 | Saara Skyttä | Finland | 10:39.56 | |
| 11 | Hulya Ongun | Turkey | 10:40.14 | |
| 12 | Qie Liping | China | 10:44.02 | |
| 13 | Nežka Pori | Slovenia | 10:54.55 | |
| 14 | Giulia Basoli | Italy | 11:07.62 | |
| 15 | Marta Quintana | Spain | 11:20.45 | |
| 16 | Melissa Murrihy | New Zealand | 11:43.03 | |
| | Destiny Tities | South Africa | DNF | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (2)
* Australia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Latvia (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)