The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–7.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia
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Berhane Adere Ethiopia
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Shayne Culpepper United States
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Results edit
Heat edit
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
8:49.76 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  Russia |
8:50.73 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Maryna Dubrova |  Ukraine |
8:51.04 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Marta Domínguez |  Spain |
8:51.05 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | Hayley Tullett |  Great Britain |
8:51.27 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  Germany |
8:52.03 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Veerle Dejaeghere |  Belgium |
8:55.97 | q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:57.39 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Shayne Culpepper | United States |
8:57.48 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Joanne Pavey | Great Britain |
8:59.05 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Maria McCambridge |  Ireland |
8:59.11 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Galina Bogomolova | Russia |
8:59.65 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Wioletta Frankiewicz |  Poland |
9:02.58 | |
| 14 | 2 | Zahra Ouaziz |  Morocco |
9:05.19 | |
| 15 | 2 | Maria Martins |  France |
9:06.40 | |
| 16 | 2 | Carrie Tollefson | United States |
9:08.64 | |
| 17 | 2 | Fatiha Baouf | Belgium |
9:16.16 | |
| 18 | 1 | Docus Inzikuru |  Uganda |
9:21.48 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
9:11.22 | |
 |
Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
9:11.43 | |
 |
Shayne Culpepper | United States |
9:12.15 | |
| 4 | Marta Domínguez | Spain |
9:12.85 | |
| 5 | Joanne Pavey | Great Britain |
9:13.09 | |
| 6 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia |
9:13.70 | |
| 7 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Germany |
9:13.70 | |
| 8 | Maryna Dubrova | Ukraine |
9:14.34 | |
| 9 | Maria McCambridge | Ireland |
9:14.72 | |
| 10 | Veerle Dejaeghere | Belgium |
9:15.21 | |
| 11 | Galina Bogomolova | Russia |
9:17.15 | |
| Hayley Tullett | Great Britain |
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