World Record Progression of 3000 Metres

Mark	Competitor	DOB	Country	Venue	Date
8:06.11	Junxia WANG	09 JAN 1973	CHN	Beijing (CHN)	13 SEP 1993
8:12.19	Junxia WANG	09 JAN 1973	CHN	Beijing (CHN)	12 SEP 1993
8:22.06	Linli ZHANG	06 MAR 1973	CHN	Beijing (CHN)	12 SEP 1993
8:22.62	Tatyana KAZANKINA	17 DEC 1951	URS	Leningrad (URS)	26 AUG 1984
8:26.78	Svetlana ULMASOVA	04 FEB 1953	URS	Kiev (URS)	25 JUL 1982
8:27.2h	Lyudmila BRAGINA	24 JUL 1943	URS	College Park, MD (USA)	07 AUG 1976
8:45.4h	Grete WAITZ	01 OCT 1953	NOR	Oslo (NOR)	21 JUN 1976
8:46.6h	Grete ANDERSEN	01 OCT 1953	NOR	Oslo (NOR)	24 JUN 1975
8:52.8h	Lyudmila BRAGINA	24 JUL 1943	URS	Durham, NC (USA)	06 JUL 1974

Legend

* Pending ratification. Mx: mixed gender race. Wo: women only race. (i): set indoor.