| 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m walk | women | |
| 5000 m walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The women's 3000 metres walk event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kerry Saxby | Beate Anders | Ileana Salvador |
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | 12:20.28 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | 1 | Beate Anders | 12:22.22 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | María Reyes Sobrino | 12:27.82 | q, NR | |
| 4 | 1 | Ann Peel | 12:36.46 | q, AR | |
| 5 | 2 | Ileana Salvador | 12:41.12 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Kerry Saxby | 12:41.55 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Anikó Szebenszky | 12:45.93 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | Andrea Alföldi | 12:47.70 | q | |
| 9 | 2 | Olga Sánchez | 12:50.87 | q | |
| 10 | 2 | Dana Vavřačová | 12:52.01 | q | |
| 11 | 2 | Teresa Vaill | 12:52.39 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Bev Hayman | 13:06.61 | PB | |
| 13 | 1 | Andrea Brückmann | 13:21.72 | ||
| 2 | Alison Baker | DQ | |||
| 2 | Valeria Todorova | DQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Saxby | 12:01.65 | WR , CR | ||
| Beate Anders | 12:07.73 | |||
| Ileana Salvador | 12:11.33 | NR | ||
| 4 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | 12:12.98 | PB | |
| 5 | Anikó Szebenszky | 12:27.20 | NR | |
| 6 | Andrea Alföldi | 12:31.66 | PB | |
| 7 | Ann Peel | 12:32.34 | AR | |
| 8 | Olga Sánchez | 12:34.02 | WJR | |
| 9 | Dana Vavřačová | 12:40.51 | ||
| María Reyes Sobrino | DQ |