2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 18 August.^[1]

Men's 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue	Kasarani Stadium
Dates	18 August
Competitors	16 from 12 nations
Winning time	7:42.09
Medalists
Tadese Worku    Ethiopia   Ali Abdilmana    Ethiopia   Habtom Samuel    Eritrea
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Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	7:28.19	Paris, France	27 August 2016
Championship Record	New event
World U20 Leading	Tadese Worku (ETH)	7:34.75	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	6 July 2021

Results

The final was held on 18 August at 17:50.^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Tadese Worku	Ethiopia	7:42.09	CR
	Ali Abdilmana	Ethiopia	7:44.55	PB
	Habtom Samuel	Eritrea	7:52.69	PB
4	Merhawi Mebrahtu	Eritrea	7:55.50	PB
5	Lionel Nihimbazwe	Burundi	8:04.07	PB
6	Dismas Yeko	Uganda	8:08.76
7	Daniel Kinyanjui	Kenya	8:09.40
8	Dan Kibet	Uganda	8:09.98
9	Benard Kibet Yegon	Kenya	8:12.96
10	Yassine Laarj	Morocco	8:27.59
11	Jason Bowers	South Africa	8:30.76
12	Devrim Kazan	Turkey	8:52.01
13	Vid Botolin	Slovenia	9:10.10
14	Ajit Yadav	Nepal	9:15.27	SB
	Abdifatah Aden Hassan	Somalia	DNF
	Joseph Loboi Morris	Athlete Refugee Team	DQ	TR17.3.2