Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 27 July 1986.[1]

Women's 3000 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The winning margin was 0.54 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by less than a second at these games. This event was discontinued after the 1994 games so this record cannot be broken.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Lynn Williams   Canada 8:54.29
  Debbie Bowker   Canada 8:54.83
  Yvonne Murray   Scotland 8:55.32
4 Chris Benning   England 9:03.45
5 Lorraine Moller   New Zealand 9:03.89
6 Christine Pfitzinger   New Zealand 9:09.35
7 Jane Shields   England 9:13.65
8 Wendy Sly   England 9:14.04
9 Marsela Robertson   Scotland 9:51.33

References

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.