The women's 3000 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20 and 22 July.
| Gold | Gabriela Szabo | |
| Silver | Susie Power | |
| Bronze | Sally Barsosio |
22 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:47.40 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:56.93 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:59.34 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:04.10 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 9:13.33 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:14.22 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:15.98 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 9:16.57 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:20.51 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 9:29.14 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:34.57 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 9:36.19 |
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 9:05.38 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 9:07.28 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 9:12.45 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 9:13.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 9:19.42 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 9:19.81 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 9:29.48 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:41.65 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:45.43 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 10:11.63 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 10:12.56 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 10:16.05 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 9:15.98 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 9:16.12 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 9:19.22 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 9:22.08 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 9:23.25 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 9:28.27 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 9:33.67 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 9:46.97 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 9:47.77 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 10:08.38 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 10:18.98 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 10:25.90 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 10:45.86 |
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.