The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres....	Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper is an Austrian long-distance runner who holds the national records in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres track events as well as in the 10 km road racing distance. She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions and represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney...	Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon...

Note: Turkey's Tezeta Desalegn-Dengersa originally won the silver medal but was later disqualified for doping offence (metenolone).

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres....		8:58.99	Q
	2	Tatyana Holovchenko		9:01.55	Q
	1	Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper is an Austrian long-distance runner who holds the national records in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres track events as well as in the 10 km road racing distance. She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions and represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney...		9:02.12	Q
	1	Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon...		9:02.17	Q
	2	Maria Martins Maria Martins Maria Martins is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:02.83 min *1500 metres - 4:04.55 min...		9:02.23	Q
	2	Jo Pavey Jo Pavey Joanne Pavey is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Great Britain. She competes mainly in the 5000 metres distance but also on 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 10,000 metres events, and road racing. In 2006 she won silver in the 5000 m in the Commonwealth Games...	United Kingdom	9:02.30	q
	1	Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp is a Hungarian long distance runner. She is the national indoor record holder over 5000 m.Papp began her international career as a junior with appearances at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...		9:02.56	Q
	1	Silvia Weissteiner Silvia Weissteiner Silvia Weissteiner is an Italian long-distance runner. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She represented Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009.Weissteiner was the runner-up at the European Cup 10000m in 2006...		9:03.58	Q, PB
	2	Yelena Kanales		9:05.08	q
10	1	Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Bulatovna Shobukhova is a Russian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She previously specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres track events....		9:05.37	q
11	2	Veerle Dejaeghere		9:07.95	q
12	1	Konstadina Efedaki		9:11.12
13	1	Jacqueline Martín		9:13.85
14	2	Jessica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events....		9:18.00
15	2	Cristina Grosu		9:22.84
16	1	Marina Bastos		9:25.64

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres....		8:43.76	SB
	Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper Susanne Pumper is an Austrian long-distance runner who holds the national records in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres track events as well as in the 10 km road racing distance. She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions and represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney...		8:47.74
	Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon...		8:47.76	SB
	Silvia Weissteiner Silvia Weissteiner Silvia Weissteiner is an Italian long-distance runner. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She represented Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009.Weissteiner was the runner-up at the European Cup 10000m in 2006...		8:56.27	PB
	Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Shobukhova Liliya Bulatovna Shobukhova is a Russian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She previously specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres track events....		8:57.79
	Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp Krisztina Papp is a Hungarian long distance runner. She is the national indoor record holder over 5000 m.Papp began her international career as a junior with appearances at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...		9:09.54
	Maria Martins Maria Martins Maria Martins is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:02.83 min *1500 metres - 4:04.55 min...		9:10.08
	Tatyana Holovchenko		9:10.09
	Veerle Dejaeghere		9:10.22

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Jo Pavey

Joanne Pavey is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Great Britain. She competes mainly in the 5000 metres distance but also on 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 10,000 metres events, and road racing. In 2006 she won silver in the 5000 m in the Commonwealth Games...

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