Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 27 July 1986.^[1]

The winning margin was 0.54 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by less than a second at these games. This event was discontinued after the 1994 games so this record cannot be broken.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Lynn Williams	Canada	8:54.29
	Debbie Bowker	Canada	8:54.83
	Yvonne Murray	Scotland	8:55.32
4	Chris Benning	England	9:03.45
5	Lorraine Moller	New Zealand	9:03.89
6	Christine Pfitzinger	New Zealand	9:09.35
7	Jane Shields	England	9:13.65
8	Wendy Sly	England	9:14.04
9	Marsela Robertson	Scotland	9:51.33