The women's 3000 metres event at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.[1] This was the first time that this event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Agnese Possamai |  Italy |
8:53.77 | CR, NR |
 |
Maricica Puică |  Romania |
8:54.26 | NR |
 |
Paula Fudge |  Great Britain |
8:56.96 | |
| 4 | Vera Michallek |  West Germany |
9:03.27 | |
| 5 | Nadia Dandolo | Italy |
9:03.59 | |
| 6 | Margherita Gargano | Italy |
9:03.62 | |
| 7 | Natalya Boborova |  Soviet Union |
9:09.80 | |
| 8 | Aurora Cunha |  Portugal |
9:12.86 | |
| 9 | Gudrun Schulz | West Germany |
9:36.48 |