| | Event type
3,000 metres, Boys
| Date | 11 – 15 October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | YOG | |
| Location | Pentathlon & Cross Country, Parque Olímpico de la Juventud, Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires / Athletics Field, Parque Olímpico de la Juventud, Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires | |
| Participants | 18 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Two stages with final results determined by cumulative points for each stage. First stage over 3,000 metres, second stage cross-country. | |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Muema |  KEN | 4 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Berihu Aregawi |  ETH | 4 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Oscar Chelimo |  UGA | 4 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Evan Burke |  CAN | 10 | |||
| 5 | Haben Ghebremariam |  ERI | 11 | |||
| 6 | Rintaro Kajiyama |  JPN | 13 | |||
| 7 | Francis Damasi |  TAN | 16 | |||
| 8 | Ömer Amaçtan |  TUR | 17 | |||
| 9 | Adisu Guadia |  ISR | 18 | |||
| 10 | Clemens Erdmann |  GER | 20 | |||
| 11 | Layth Hakim Albohaya |  IRQ | 24 | |||
| 12 | Aimé Bakunzi |  RWA | 24 | |||
| 13 | Julius Mäkinen |  FIN | 28 | |||
| 14 | Gamil Al-Hamati |  YEM | 29 | |||
| 15 | Abdllah Jehad Mohammad Almeleefi |  JOR | 29 | |||
| 16 | Dick Kapalu |  VAN | 34 | |||
| Francesco Guerra |  ITA | – | ||||
| Fayez Abdullah Alsubaie |  KSA | – |