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

Women's 3000 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lynn Williams  Canada 8:54.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Debbie Bowker  Canada 8:54.83
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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