The women's 3000 metres walk event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 12 and 13 March.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Yelena Nikolayeva | Kerry Saxby-Junna | Ileana Salvador |
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12:15.43 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 12:16.90 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 12:20.24 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 12:20.42 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 12:20.79 | Q, AR | |||
| 6 | 1 | 12:21.53 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 12:22.57 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 12:26.12 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 12:27.38 | q, NR | |||
| 10 | 1 | 12:30.56 | q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 12:33.62 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 12:56.71 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 13:06.06 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 13:08.74 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 13:12.01 | NR | |||
| 16 | 2 | 13:20.95 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 13:43.89 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49.73 | CR | ||||
| 11:53.82 | AR | ||||
| 11:55.35 | |||||
| 11:57.14 | |||||
| 12:01.22 | |||||
| 12:04.16 | |||||
| 12:06.10 | NR | ||||
| 12:18.10 | |||||
| 12:40.18 | |||||