The women's 3000 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 17 and 19 July.

Medalists Gold Cleopatra Palacian Silver Philippa Mason Bronze Doina Calenic

Results Final 19 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Cleopatra Palacian 9:02.91 Philippa Mason 9:03.35 Doina Calenic 9:06.94 4 Fernanda Ribeiro 9:09.39 5 Christine Sørum 9:12.26 6 Anita Håkenstad 9:12.80 7 Britta Lorch 9:17.77 8 Sonia Barry 9:19.61 9 Kerith Duncanson 9:20.58 10 Tracy Kennedy 9:21.94 11 Anzhela Shumeyko 9:27.51 12 Anke Breitenbach 9:30.42 13 Agata Nogue 9:39.19 14 Ana Oliveira 9:47.08 Norah Maraga DNF

Heats 17 July

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Doina Calenic 9:23.41 Q 2 Maiken Sørum 9:24.06 Q 3 Britta Lorch 9:24.78 Q 4 Sonia Barry 9:25.30 Q 5 Ana Oliveira 9:25.55 Q 6 Kerith Duncanson 9:27.96 q 7 Tracy Kennedy 9:29.46 q 8 Regina Chemeli 9:42.00 9 Wendy Neely 9:42.73 10 Dímitra Anagnostou 9:47.41 11 Saori Terakoshi 9:48.77 12 María del Carmen Díaz 10:29.58 13 Fanta Camara 11:47.6 14 Gita Basnet 12:28.66

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Cleopatra Palacian 9:15.96 Q 2 Philippa Mason 9:16.32 Q 3 Anita Håkenstad 9:17.46 Q 4 Anke Breitenbach 9:19.07 Q 5 Norah Maraga 9:19.26 Q 6 Anzhela Shumeyko 9:19.27 q 7 Fernanda Ribeiro 9:19.82 q 8 Agata Nogue 9:20.44 q 9 Erin Keough 9:41.00 10 Heather Ostic 9:59.38 11 Susanne Nedergaard 10:10.63 12 Rowena Monton 10:48.67 13 Gabi Morejón 11:20.56

Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

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