The women's 3000 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal
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Sara Wedlund Sweden
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Marta Domínguez Spain
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal |
8:58.08 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sara Wedlund | Sweden |
8:59.00 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lyudmila Petrova |  Russia |
8:59.15 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Laurence Duquénoy |  France |
8:59.15 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Stela Olteanu |  Romania |
9:02.18 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Elisa Rea |  Italy |
9:03.18 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Luminita Gogîrlea | Romania |
9:07.69 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Blandine Bitzner | France |
9:08.03 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Roberta Brunet | Italy |
9:08.06 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mariya Pantyukhova | Russia |
9:08.22 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Marta Domínguez | Spain |
9:08.35 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Pilar Sisniega | Spain |
9:11.93 | |
| 13 | 1 | Teresa Duffy |  Ireland |
9:16.23 | |
| 14 | 2 | María Abel | Spain |
9:17.01 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jeļena Čelnova |  Latvia |
9:17.23 | |
| 16 | 2 | Anita Philpott | Ireland |
9:18.20 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal |
8:39.49 | CR |
 |
Sara Wedlund | Sweden |
8:50.32 | NR |
 |
Marta Domínguez | Spain |
8:53.34 | |
| 4 | Blandine Bitzner | France |
8:54.86 | |
| 5 | Mariya Pantyukhova | Russia |
8:55.40 | |
| 6 | Luminita Gogîrlea | Romania |
8:56.29 | |
| 7 | Roberta Brunet | Italy |
8:57.66 | |
| 8 | Elisa Rea | Italy |
8:59.23 | |
| 9 | Laurence Duquénoy | France |
9:00.36 | |
| 10 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia |
9:00.53 | |
| 11 | Stela Olteanu | Romania |
9:04.30 |