| 1997 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 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Heptathlon | men | |
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Szabo | 8:45.75 | WL | ||
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 8:46.19 | NR | ||
| Fernanda Ribeiro | 8:49.79 | |||
| 4 | Marina Bastos | 8:52.64 | ||
| 5 | Marta Domínguez | 8:52.74 | NR | |
| 6 | Olga Yegorova | 8:52.99 | PB | |
| 7 | Farida Fatès | 8:54.98 | PB | |
| 8 | Laurence Duquénoy | 9:00.27 | ||
| 9 | Luminita Gogîrlea | 9:00.75 | SB | |
| 10 | Estíbaliz Urrutia | 9:01.68 | PB | |
| 11 | Etaferahu Tarekegne | 9:02.42 | AR | |
| 12 | Cheri Goddard | 9:04.05 | ||
| 13 | Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim | 9:05.78 | ||
| 14 | Luminita Zaituc | 9:17.50 | ||
| 15 | Sinéad Delahunty | 9:19.93 |