The women's 3000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20 July.
| Gold | Beyenu Degefa | |
| Silver | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | |
| Bronze | Konstanze Klosterhalfen |
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | |||||
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| World Junior Record | 8:28.83 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 | ||
| Championship Record | 8:46.86 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 8:51.31 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 20 May 2016 | ||
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| 17 | 10:12.75 |