The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 16 and 19 August.
| Gold | Willy Komen | |
| Silver | Bisluke Kipkorir Kiplagat | |
| Bronze | Abdel Ghani Aït Bahmad |
19 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:14.00 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:18.11 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:20.05 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:28.29 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:30.55 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:34.14 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:40.93 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:43.60 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 8:48.73 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 8:49.88 | |||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:55.10 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | bgcolor=pink | DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
16 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 8:33.36 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 8:33.66 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 8:34.64 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 8:35.05 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 8:35.77 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 8:49.15 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:51.75 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:52.36 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 8:58.74 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:58.81 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 9:05.38 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:11.16 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:12.28 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:13.84 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:42.32 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 9:46.06 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:51.61 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 8:36.34 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 8:41.10 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 8:45.80 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 8:47.59 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 8:49.53 | q | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 8:59.92 | |||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:02.33 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 9:02.56 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:10.12 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 9:12.11 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 9:14.52 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:23.10 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 9:24.10 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 9:24.19 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:31.69 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:33.86 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | bgcolor=pink | DQ | IAAF rule 141 Q |
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.