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The women's 3000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–10.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olga Yegorova Russia	Gabriela Szabo Romania	Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia

First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	8:55.79	Q
2	2	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	8:55.84	Q
3	2	Olga Yegorova	Russia	8:55.97	Q
4	2	Regina Jacobs	United States	8:56.92	Q
5	2	Asmae Leghzaoui	Morocco	8:56.97	Q
6	2	Kathy Butler	Great Britain	8:58.60	q
7	2	Werknesh Kidane	Ethiopia	8:59.42	q
8	1	Yelena Zadorozhnaya	Russia	9:01.04	Q
9	1	Benita Willis	Australia	9:01.55	Q
10	1	Marta Domínguez	Spain	9:01.62	Q
11	1	Dong Yanmei	China	9:02.09	Q
12	1	Hayley Tullett	Great Britain	9:02.23	Q
13	1	Cheri Goddard-Kenah	United States	9:02.24
14	2	Maria Cristina Petite	Spain	9:06.49
15	2	Li Ji	China	9:06.78
16	1	Elena Iagăr	Romania	9:08.46
17	2	Chrysostomia Iakovou	Greece	9:12.15
18	1	Sonia Lopes	Cape Verde	11:37.38	NR
	1	Marina Bastos	Portugal	DNF

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Olga Yegorova	Russia	8:37.48	NR
	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	8:39.65
	Yelena Zadorozhnaya	Russia	8:40.15	PB
4	Marta Domínguez	Spain	8:40.98	NR
5	Dong Yanmei	China	8:41.34	AR
6	Benita Willis	Australia	8:42.75	AR
7	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	8:44.37	NR
8	Hayley Tullett	Great Britain	8:45.36	PB
9	Werknesh Kidane	Ethiopia	8:46.56
10	Asmae Leghzaoui	Morocco	8:47.60
11	Kathy Butler	Great Britain	9:04.81
12	Regina Jacobs	United States	9:05.33