| Event: | Women's 3000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 3000 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2 September 1974.
| Gold | Nina Holmén | |
| Silver | Lyudmila Bragina | |
| Bronze | Joyce Smith |
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:55.10 | CR NR | |||
| align=left | align=left | 8:56.09 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:57.39 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:58.95 | NR | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:01.40 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:05.14 | NR | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 9:06.89 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 9:10.56 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 9:16.6 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 9:22.8 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:24.2 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 9:31.0 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:31.2 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 9:32.8 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:35.4 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 9:48.4 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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