2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 3 and 5 August 2022.[1]

Men's 3000 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates3 August (round 1)
5 August (final)
Competitors34 from 23 nations
Winning time7:44.06
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Kenya
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42 athletes from 28 countries were originally entered to the competition,[2][3] however, 34 of them competed.

Records edit

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[4]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record   Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:28.19 Paris, France 27 August 2016
Championship Record   Tadese Worku (ETH) 7:42.09 Nairobi, Kenya 18 August 2021
World U20 Leading   Reynold Cheruiyot (KEN) 7:39.09 Djibouti, Djibouti 25 March 2022

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Round 1 took place on 3 August, with the 34 athletes involved being split into 2 heats of 17 athletes each.[5] The first 6 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Edwin Kisalsak   Kenya 7:55.60 Q
2 2 Habtom Samuel   Eritrea 7:56.70 Q SB
3 2 Diriba Girma   Ethiopia 7:57.16 Q
4 2 Rogers Kibet   Uganda 7:57.18 Q
5 1 Felix Korir   Kenya 7:58.12 Q
6 1 Dan Kibet   Uganda 7:59.71 Q
7 2 Keita Sato   Japan 8:00.17 Q SB
8 1 Melkeneh Azize   Ethiopia 8:00.37 Q
9 2 Joel Ibler Lillesø   Denmark 8:07.34 Q
10 1 Nicholas Griggs   Ireland 8:08.35 Q
11 2 Hassan Idleh Diraneh   Djibouti 8:11.08 q
12 2 David Šlapák   Czech Republic 8:11.55 q
13 2 Mario Monreal   Spain 8:13.49 q
14 2 Esten Hansen-Møllerud Hauen   Norway 8:15.70
15 1 Hiroto Yoshioka   Japan 8:15.95 Q
16 1 Noah Konteh   Belgium 8:16.22 Q
17 1 Stefan Nillessen   Netherlands 8:16.34
18 1 Will Barnicoat   Great Britain 8:17.32
19 1 Pedro Vázquez   Spain 8:17.99
20 1 Ian Sánchez   Mexico 8:19.35
21 1 Yazid Dalla   Algeria 8:19.92
22 1 Will Anthony   New Zealand 8:21.13
23 2 Lucas Guerra   United States 8:21.90
24 1 Patrick Clanton   Australia 8:25.63
25 1 Loann Brelivet   France 8:25.95
26 1 Matěj Hřebačka   Czech Republic 8:26.39
27 2 Mohamed Aataati   Morocco 8:26.66
28 2 Iker Sánchez   Mexico 8:26.95
29 1 Christoph Schrick   Germany 8:30.07
30 2 Callum Morgan   Ireland 8:36.23
31 2 Thomas Diamond   Australia 8:38.84
32 1 Moheddine Benchahyd   Morocco 8:43.27
33 2 Esteban Ortega   Colombia 9:05.92
2 Teun Ter Haar   Netherlands DNF

Final edit

The final was started at 17:04 on 5 August.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
  Melkeneh Azize   Ethiopia 7:44.06
  Felix Korir   Kenya 7:47.86 PB
  Edwin Kisalsak   Kenya 7:49.82 PB
4 Diriba Girma   Ethiopia 7:50.63
5 Rogers Kibet   Uganda 7:50.95 PB
6 Joel Ibler Lillesø   Denmark 7:56.40
7 Dan Kibet   Uganda 8:02.08
8 Habtom Samuel   Eritrea 8:03.98
9 Nicholas Griggs   Ireland 8:04.42
10 Hassan Idleh Diraneh   Djibouti 8:11.38
11 David Šlapák   Czech Republic 8:18.55
12 Noah Konteh   Belgium 8:18.61
13 Mario Monreal   Spain 8:18.71
Keita Sato   Japan DNS
Hiroto Yoshioka   Japan DNS

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "3000 Metres Men − Outdoor Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "START LIST 3000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "3000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "SUMMARY 3000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "RESULTS 3000 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.