The women's 3000 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 23 February.[1]
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ines Bibernell |  East Germany |
8:54.52 | |
 |
Yvonne Murray |  Great Britain |
9:01.31 | |
 |
Regina Chistyakova |  Soviet Union |
9:01.72 | |
| 4 | Yelena Romanova | Soviet Union |
9:03.85 | |
| 5 | Margareta Keszeg |  Romania |
9:09.95 | |
| 6 | Aurora Cunha |  Portugal |
9:10.50 | |
| 7 | Eva Jurková |  Czechoslovakia |
9:11.42 | |
| 8 | Teresa Recio |  Spain |
9:41.98 | |
| Agnese Possamai |  Italy |
DNF |