The women's 3000 metres walk event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 10 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Beate Anders Germany
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Kerry Saxby Australia
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Ileana Salvador Italy
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Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ileana Salvador | Italy |
12:33.23 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yelena Nikolayeva |  Soviet Union |
12:34.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Beate Anders | Germany |
12:35.27 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Olga Sánchez |  Spain |
12:47.80 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Annarita Sidoti | Italy |
13:05.10 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Olga Kardopoltseva | Soviet Union |
13:05.43 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Kathrin Born | Germany |
13:05.47 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Zuzana Zemková |  Czechoslovakia |
13:05.89 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Kerry Saxby | Australia |
13:06.38 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Victoria Herazo |  United States |
13:15.99 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Emilia Cano | Spain |
13:16.06 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Miriam Ramón |  Ecuador |
13:25.13 | Q, AR |
| 13 | 2 | Alison Baker |  Canada |
13:53.21 | |
| 1 | Sari Essayah |  Finland |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Janice McCaffrey | Canada |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Mária Rosza |  Hungary |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Viera Toporek |  Austria |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Kamila Holpuchová | Czechoslovakia |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Ildikó Ilyés | Hungary |
DQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Beate Anders | Germany |
11:50.90 | WR |
 |
Kerry Saxby | Australia |
12:03.21 | |
 |
Ileana Salvador | Italy |
12:07.67 | NR |
| 4 | Olga Kardopoltseva | Soviet Union |
12:07.70 | PB |
| 5 | Yelena Nikolayeva | Soviet Union |
12:09.60 | PB |
| 6 | Emilia Cano | Spain |
12:40.87 | PB |
| 7 | Olga Sánchez | Spain |
12:54.40 | |
| 8 | Zuzana Zemková | Czechoslovakia |
12:59.85 | |
| 9 | Victoria Herazo | United States |
13:09.90 | |
| 10 | Miriam Ramón | Ecuador |
13:24.95 | AR |
| Annarita Sidoti | Italy |
DQ | ||
| Kathrin Born | Germany |
DQ |