The women's 3,000 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 13 March 1993.
The winning margin was a colossal 12.34 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the women's 3,000 metres has been won by more than seven seconds at these championships.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yvonne Murray |  Great Britain |
8:50.55 | |
 |
Margareta Keszeg |  Romania |
9:02.89 | |
 |
Lynn Jennings |  United States |
9:03.78 | |
| 4 | Christina Mai |  Germany |
9:04.14 | |
| 5 | Ulla Marquette |  Canada |
9:04.72 | |
| 6 | Elly van Hulst |  Netherlands |
9:08.33 | |
| 7 | Marina Bastos |  Portugal |
9:13.13 | |
| 8 | Kathy Franey | United States |
9:13.16 | |
| 9 | Alejandra Ramos |  Chile |
9:15.22 | NR |
| 10 | Natalia Azpiazu |  Spain |
9:23.50 | |
| 11 | Geraldine Hendricken |  Ireland |
9:27.69 | |
| 12 | Olga Kovpotina |  Russia |
9:31.26 |