| Event: | Women's 3000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's 3,000 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26 and 28 August 1986.
| Gold | Olga Bondarenko | |
| Silver | Maricica Puică | |
| Bronze | Yvonne Murray |
| Rank | Final | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:33.99 | |||
| 8:35.92 | |||
| 8:37:15 | |||
| 4. | 8:38:20 | ||
| 5. | 8:40:35 | ||
| 6. | 8:40:74 | ||
| 7. | 8:44:44 | ||
| 8. | 8:47:52 | ||
| 9. | 8:49:22 | ||
| 10. | 8:57:28 | ||
| 11. | 9:00:20 | ||
| 12. | 9:02:42 | ||
| 13. | 9:04:67 | ||
| 14. | 9:11:80 | ||
| DNF |
| Rank | Heat 1 | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:53.98 | ||
| 2. | 8:55.82 | ||
| 3. | 8:56:28 | ||
| 4. | 8:57:55 | ||
| 5. | 8:58:76 | ||
| 6. | 8:58:85 | ||
| 7. | 8:59:39 | ||
| 8. | 9:00:13 | ||
| 9. | 9:02:57 | ||
| 10. | 9:08:71 | ||
| 11. | 9:15:37 | ||
| 12. | 9:20:50 | ||
| 13. | 9:32:87 | ||
| DNF |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:47.70 | ||
| 2. | 8:48.02 | ||
| 3. | 8:49.18 | ||
| 4. | 8:49.56 | ||
| 5. | 8:51.29 | ||
| 6. | 8:57.21 | ||
| 7. | 9:02.32 | ||
| 8. | 9:04.78 | ||
| 9. | 9:07.44 | ||
| 10. | 9:09.13 | ||
| 11. | 9:18:72 | ||
| 12. | 9:20.00 | ||
| 13. | 9:33.47 | ||
| DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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