The women's 3000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 7 March.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tatyana Samolenko |  Soviet Union |
8:46.52 | CR |
 |
Olga Bondarenko | Soviet Union |
8:47.08 | |
 |
Maricica Puică |  Romania |
8:47.92 | |
| 4 | Krishna Wood |  Australia |
8:48.38 | AR |
| 5 | Yvonne Murray |  Great Britain |
8:48.43 | |
| 6 | Lynn Williams |  Canada |
8:50.80 | NR |
| 7 | Leslie Seymour |  United States |
8:54.55 | PB |
| 8 | Elly van Hulst |  Netherlands |
8:57.46 | |
| 9 | Ingrid Delagrange |  Belgium |
9:19.45 | |
| 10 | Ena Guevara |  Peru |
9:35.64 | |
| 11 | Cornelia Melis |  Aruba |
10:24.79 | NR |
| Brigitte Kraus |  West Germany |
DNF |