The women's 3000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–15.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Berhane Adere Ethiopia
|
Marta Domínguez Spain
|
Meseret Defar Ethiopia
|
Results
Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:49.80 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 2 | Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu |  Romania |
8:51.58 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 2 | Marta Domínguez | Spain |
8:51.97 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zhor El Kamch |  Morocco |
8:52.31 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Tsirba |  Greece |
q, Doping | ||
| 5 | 1 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
8:53.64 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Galina Bogomolova |  Russia |
8:55.72 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Benita Johnson |  Australia |
8:57.08 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco |
8:57.21 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Hayley Tullett |  Great Britain |
9:00.13 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Susanne Pumper |  Austria |
9:02.98 | q, SB |
| 11 | 1 | Amaia Piedra | Spain |
9:03.41 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Maria McCambridge |  Ireland |
9:03.68 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Katie McGregor |  United States |
9:06.30 | |
| 14 | 1 | Wioletta Frankiewicz |  Poland |
9:09.27 | |
| 15 | 1 | Lívia Tóth |  Hungary |
9:10.95 | |
| 16 | 1 | Maria Martins |  France |
9:12.48 | |
| 17 | 2 | Yelena Sidorchenkova | Russia |
9:13.51 | |
| 18 | 2 | Korene Hinds |  Jamaica |
9:15.18 | |
| 19 | 1 | Dina Cruz |  Guatemala |
9:56.67 | |
| 1 | Collette Liss-Douglas | United States |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
8:40.25 | |
 |
Marta Domínguez | Spain |
8:42.17 | |
 |
Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:42.58 | PB |
| 4 | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco |
8:49.50 | |
| 5 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco |
8:49.55 | |
| 6 | Galina Bogomolova | Russia |
8:50.62 | PB |
| 7 | Benita Johnson | Australia |
8:51.62 | SB |
| DQ | Maria Tsirba | Greece |
Doping | |
| 8 | Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu | Romania |
8:58.65 | |
| 9 | Amaia Piedra | Spain |
8:59.76 | PB |
| 10 | Hayley Tullett | Great Britain |
9:00.17 | |
| 11 | Susanne Pumper | Austria |
9:08.64 |
References
| 3000 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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| Men's | |
| Women's | |
| World Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres | |
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