| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalya Artyomova | 
                             
                            URS
                         | 
                            8:54.14 | 8:54.14 | |
| Christine Benning | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:49.71 | 8:49.71 | |
| Cornelia Bürki | 
                             
                            SUI
                         | 
                            8:46.94 | 8:46.94 | |
| Aurora Cunha | 
                             
                            POR
                         | 
                            8:51.66 | 8:51.66 | |
| Eva Ernström | 
                             
                            SWE
                         | 
                            8:51.91 | 8:51.91 | |
| Jane Furniss-Shields | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:48.59 | 8:48.59 | |
| Lynn Kanuka-Williams | 
                             
                            CAN
                         | 
                            8:54.61 | 8:54.61 | |
| Tatyana Kazankina | 
                             
                            URS
                         | 
                            8:44.72 | 8:44.72 | |
| Brigitte Kraus | 
                             
                            FRG
                         | 
                            8:47.25 | 8:47.25 | |
| Lorraine Moller | 
                             
                            NZL
                         | 
                            8:51.78 | 8:51.78 | |
| Agnese Possamai | 
                             
                            ITA
                         | 
                            8:46.68 | 8:46.68 | |
| Mary Slaney | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            8:29.71 | 8:44.72 | |
| Wendy Sly | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:47.39 | 8:47.39 | |
| Svetlana Ulmasova | 
                             
                            URS
                         | 
                            8:26.78 | 8:46.65 | |
| Alison Wiley | 
                             
                            CAN
                         | 
                            8:51.27 | 8:51.27 |