Women's 3000 metres world record progression
The following table shows the world record progression in the Women's 3,000 metres. The first record officially recognised by the IAAF was set on 6 July 1974 by Lyudmila Bragina from the Soviet Union.
As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified nine world records in the event.[1]
Pre-IAAF, to 1974
Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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14:44.4 | Ana Cicanei (ROM) | 1927 | — |
10:56.0 | Phyllis Perkins (GBR) | 1954-05-22 | London, United Kingdom |
10:55.2 | Phyllis Perkins (GBR) | 1955-06-25 | London, United Kingdom |
10:25.8 | Leila Buckland (GBR) | 1955-08-27 | London, United Kingdom |
10:16.2 | June Bridgland (GBR) | 1956-08-25 | London, United Kingdom |
10:16.0 | Phyllis Perkins (GBR) | 1956-10-27 | London, United Kingdom |
9:44.0 | Roberta Picco (CAN) | 1966-07-23 | Don Mills, Canada |
9:42.8 | Paola Pigni (ITA) | 1969-05-11 | Formia, Italy |
9:38.0 | Paola Pigni (ITA) | 1969-09-02 | Milan, Italy |
9:26.9 | Doris Brown (USA) | 1971-07-10 | Bakersfield, United States |
9:23.4 | Joyce Smith (GBR) | 1971-07-16 | London, United Kingdom |
9:09.2 | Paola Pigni (ITA) | 1972-05-11 | Formia, Italy |
8:53.0 | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | 1972-08-12 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
IAAF era, from 1974
Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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8:52.8* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | 1974-07-06[1] | Durham, United States |
8:46.6 | Grete Andersen-Waitz (NOR) | 1975-06-24[1] | Oslo, Norway |
8:45.4 | Grete Waitz (NOR) | 1976-06-21[1] | Oslo, Norway |
8:27.2* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | 1976-08-07[1] | College Park, Australia |
8:26.78 | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) | 1982-07-25[1] | Kiev, Soviet Union |
8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | 1984-08-26[1] | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
8:22.06 | Zhang Linli (CHN) | 1993-09-12[1] | Beijing, PR China |
8:12.19 | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 1993-09-12[1] | Beijing, PR China |
8:06.11 | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 1993-09-13[1] | Beijing, PR China |
* - indicates ratified time. Auto times for Bragina's 8:52.8 and 8:27.2 were 8:52.74 and 8:27.12 respectively.
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