Women's 3000m Races at the Olympics
The 3000m running race was a distance event for women at the Olympic Games from 1984 until 1992. The event has been superceded by the 5000m, the same distance as the men. A 3000 metres for men was held at the Olympics as a team race at the 1912, 1920 and 1924. The long distance track races currently held at the Olympics is the 5000m and 10000m. There is a 3000m steeplechase event too.
1984
Out of 12 starters, 4 fell during the race, the most memorable being the fall of world champion Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd.
- Maricica Puică Romania
- Wendy Sly Great Britain
- Lynn Williams Canada
1988
- Tetyana Samolenko (URS) 8:26.53
- Paula Ivan (ROU) 8:27.15
- Yvonne Murray (GBR) 8:29.02
1992
- Gold Yelena Romanova Unified Team
- Tetyana Dorovskikh Unified Team
- Angela Chalmers Canada
Related Pages
- About the distance running events at the Olympic Games
- About the discontinued team races at the Olympics, raced over 3-mile to 5 km
- About the Olympic Games 3000m steeplechase event
- Other Track and Field discontinued events
- Full list of all Discontinued Events
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