The women's 3000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 7 March.

Results Official final results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tatyana Samolenko 8:46.52 CR Olga Bondarenko 8:47.08 Maricica Puică 8:47.92 Krishna Wood 8:48.38 AR Yvonne Murray 8:48.43 Lynn Williams 8:50.80 NR Leslie Seymour 8:54.55 PB Elly van Hulst 8:57.46 Ingrid Delagrange 9:19.45 10 Ena Guevara 9:35.64 11 Cornelia Melis NR Brigitte Kraus

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