The women's 3000 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 9 and 12 August.[1]
| Gold | Simona Staicu | |
| Silver | Liu Shixiang | |
| Bronze | Hatsumi Matsumoto |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 9:09.57 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 9:10.54 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 9:11.92 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 9:13.81 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 9:16.44 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 9:16.76 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:18.02 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:19.40 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:20.23 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:25.67 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:27.66 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:28.30 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:38.83 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 9:42.15 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
9 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 9:17.75 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 9:18.19 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 9:18.69 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 9:18.77 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 9:21.23 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 9:21.99 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 9:22.57 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 9:23.10 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:29.28 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:31.89 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 9:40.14 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 9:23.05 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 9:23.63 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 9:24.48 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 9:24.56 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 9:24.64 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 9:24.87 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 9:25.76 | q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:26.63 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:28.46 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 9:45.25 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 9:58.26 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 10:10.58 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 10:21.15 |
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.