These are the official results of the Women's 3000 metres event at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 16 August 1993.
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Qu Yunxia |  China (CHN)
|
8:28.71 |
|
Zhang Linli | China (CHN)
|
8:29.25 |
|
Zhang Lirong | China (CHN)
|
8:31.95 |
| 4. | Sonia O'Sullivan |  Ireland (IRL)
|
8:33.38 |
| 5. | Alison Wyeth |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:38.42 |
| 6. | Yelena Romanova |  Russia (RUS)
|
8:39.69 |
| 7. | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:40.40 |
| 8. | Lyudmila Borisova | Russia (RUS)
|
8:40.78 |
| 9. | Yvonne Murray | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:43.46 |
| 10. | Annette Peters |  United States (USA)
|
8:45.56 |
| 11. | Yelena Kopytova | Russia (RUS)
|
8:50.49 |
| 12. | Claudia Lokar |  Germany (GER)
|
8:51.35 |
| 13. | Annemari Sandell |  Finland (FIN)
|
8:53.58 |
| 14. | Luminita Zaituc |  Romania (ROM)
|
9:01.38 |
| 15. | Esther Kiplagat |  Kenya (KEN)
|
9:07.05 |
Qualifying heats edit
- Held on Saturday 1993-08-14
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zhang Linli | China (CHN)
|
8:48.85 |
| 2. | Yvonne Murray | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:51.30 |
| 3. | Yelena Romanova | Russia (RUS)
|
8:54.81 |
| 4. | Esther Kiplagat | Kenya (KEN)
|
8:55.07 |
| 5. | Luminita Zaituc | Romania (ROM)
|
8:55.55 |
| 6. | Claudia Lokar | Germany (GER)
|
8:55.98 |
| 7. | Roberta Brunet |  Italy (ITA)
|
8:57.46 |
| 8. | Julia Sakara |  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
|
8:57.69 NR |
| 9. | Regina Cistjakova |  Lithuania (LTU)
|
8:58.51 |
| 10. | Ulla Marquette |  Canada (CAN)
|
9:00.68 |
| 11. | Elly van Hulst |  Netherlands (NED)
|
9:04.86 |
| 12. | Katy McCandless | United States (USA)
|
9:10.13 |
| 13. | Andrea Sollarova |  Slovakia (SVK)
|
9:12.91 |
| 14. | Jayanthi Palaniappan |  Malaysia (MAS)
|
9:18.42 NR |
| 15. | Martha Portobanco |  Nicaragua (NCA)
|
10:48.08 |
| 16. | Halima Boubacar |  Niger (NIG)
|
11:26.13 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Qu Yunxia | China (CHN)
|
8:49.20 |
| 2. | Lyudmila Borisova | Russia (RUS)
|
8:50.02 |
| 3. | Annette Peters | United States (USA)
|
8:51.67 |
| 4. | Alison Wyeth | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:51.89 |
| 5. | Annemari Sandell | Finland (FIN)
|
8:54.75 |
| 6. | Annette Sergent |  France (FRA)
|
8:58.15 |
| 7. | Elena Fidatov | Romania (ROM)
|
8:58.89 |
| 8. | Valentina Tauceri | Italy (ITA)
|
9:00.20 |
| 9. | Julia Vaquero |  Spain (ESP)
|
9:05.50 |
| 10. | Eva Doczi |  Hungary (HUN)
|
9:09.51 |
| 11. | Daria Nauer |  Switzerland (SUI)
|
9:11.28 |
| 12. | Getenesh Urge |  Ethiopia (ETH)
|
9:16.24 |
| 13. | Marilu Salazar |  Peru (PER)
|
9:32.33 |
| 14. | Tevdenshigmed Enh-Od |  Mongolia (MGL)
|
10:50.27 |
| — | Raj Kumari Pandey |  Nepal (NEP)
|
DNS |
| — | Zahra Ouaziz |  Morocco (MAR)
|
DNS |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland (IRL)
|
8:50.62 |
| 2. | Zhang Lirong | China (CHN)
|
8:51.75 |
| 3. | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
8:52.62 |
| 4. | Yelena Kopytova | Russia (RUS)
|
8:57.73 |
| 5. | Margareta Keszeg | Romania (ROM)
|
8:59.21 |
| 6. | Farida Fates | France (FRA)
|
8:59.93 |
| 7. | Sheila Carrozza | United States (USA)
|
9:01.41 |
| 8. | Estela Estevez | Spain (ESP)
|
9:08.04 |
| 9. | Nina Christiansen |  Denmark (DEN)
|
9:09.06 |
| 10. | Harumi Hiroyama |  Japan (JPN)
|
9:11.77 |
| 11. | Leah Pells | Canada (CAN)
|
9:16.63 |
| 12. | Gwen Griffiths |  South Africa (RSA)
|
9:33.96 |
| 13. | Aura Morales |  Guatemala (GUA)
|
9:49.08 |
| 14. | Shirley Cespedes |  Costa Rica (CRC)
|
10:15.01 |
| 15. | Gulsara Dadabayeva |  Tajikistan (TJK)
|
10:29.69 |
| 16. | Adelaide Malepa |  Lesotho (LES)
|
11:00.68 |
| — | Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich |  Belarus (BLR)
|
DNF |