2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–10.Medalists
Results
Heats
First 5 of each heat and the next 2 fastest qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 2 | Sonia O'Sullivan | | 8:55.79 | Q |
| 2 | Gabriela Szabo | | 8:55.84 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Yegorova | | 8:55.97 | Q |
| 2 | Regina Jacobs | | 8:56.92 | Q |
| 2 | Asmae Leghzaoui | | 8:56.97 | Q |
| 2 | Kathy Butler | | 8:58.60 | q |
| 2 | Werknesh Kidane | | 8:59.42 | q |
| 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | | 9:01.04 | Q |
| 1 | Benita Willis | | 9:01.55 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Marta Domínguez | | 9:01.62 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Dong Yanmei | | 9:02.09 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Hayley Tullett | | 9:02.23 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Cheri Goddard-Kenah | | 9:02.24 | |
| 14 | 2 | Maria Cristina Petite | | 9:06.49 | |
| 15 | 2 | Li Ji | | 9:06.78 | |
| 16 | 1 | Elena Iagăr | | 9:08.46 | |
| 17 | 2 | Chrysostomia Iakovou | | 9:12.15 | |
| 18 | 1 | Sonia Lopes | | | NR |
| 1 | Marina Bastos | | | |
Final
