Women's 3000 metres world record progression
The following table shows the world record progression in the Women's 3,000 metres. The first record officially recognised by the IAAF was set on 6 July 1974 by Lyudmila Bragina from the Soviet Union.
As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified nine world records in the event.[1]
Pre-IAAF, to 1974[edit]
| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:44.4 |  Ana Cicanei (ROM)
|
1927 | — |
| 10:56.0 |  Phyllis Perkins (GBR)
|
1954-05-22 | London, United Kingdom |
| 10:55.2 | Phyllis Perkins (GBR)
|
1955-06-25 | London, United Kingdom |
| 10:25.8 | Leila Buckland (GBR)
|
1955-08-27 | London, United Kingdom |
| 10:16.2 | June Bridgland (GBR)
|
1956-08-25 | London, United Kingdom |
| 10:16.0 | Phyllis Perkins (GBR)
|
1956-10-27 | London, United Kingdom |
| 9:44.0 |  Roberta Picco (CAN)
|
1966-07-23 | Don Mills, Canada |
| 9:42.8 |  Paola Pigni (ITA)
|
1969-05-11 | Formia, Italy |
| 9:38.0 | Paola Pigni (ITA)
|
1969-09-02 | Milan, Italy |
| 9:26.9 |  Doris Brown (USA)
|
1971-07-10 | Bakersfield, United States |
| 9:23.4 | Joyce Smith (GBR)
|
1971-07-16 | London, United Kingdom |
| 9:09.2 | Paola Pigni (ITA)
|
1972-05-11 | Formia, Italy |
| 8:53.0 |  Lyudmila Bragina (URS)
|
1972-08-12 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
IAAF era, from 1974[edit]
| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:52.8* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS)
|
1974-07-06[1] | Durham, United States |
| 8:46.6 |  Grete Andersen-Waitz (NOR)
|
1975-06-24[1] | Oslo, Norway |
| 8:45.4 | Grete Waitz (NOR)
|
1976-06-21[1] | Oslo, Norway |
| 8:27.2* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS)
|
1976-08-07[1] | College Park, United States |
| 8:26.78 | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS)
|
1982-07-25[1] | Kiev, Soviet Union |
| 8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS)
|
1984-08-26[1] | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| 8:22.06 |  Zhang Linli (CHN)
|
1993-09-12[1] | Beijing, PR China |
| 8:12.19 | Wang Junxia (CHN)
|
1993-09-12[1] | Beijing, PR China |
| 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia (CHN)
|
1993-09-13[1] | Beijing, PR China |
* - indicates ratified time. Auto times for Bragina's 8:52.8 and 8:27.2 were 8:52.74 and 8:27.12 respectively.