# 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

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

| 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

* 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 |
Heat 2 :
| 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 |
Heat 3 :
| 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 |