IAAF Era, From 1974
| TIME | ATHLETE | DATE | PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:52.8* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | 1974-07-06 | Durham, United States |
| 8:46.6 | Grete Andersen-Waitz (NOR) | 1975-06-24 | Oslo, Norway |
| 8:45.4 | Grete Waitz (NOR) | 1976-06-21 | Oslo, Norway |
| 8:27.2* | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | 1976-08-07 | College Park, Australia |
| 8:26.78 | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) | 1982-07-25 | Kiev, Soviet Union |
| 8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | 1984-08-26 | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| 8:22.06 | Zhang Linli (CHN) | 1993-09-12 | Beijing, PR China |
| 8:12.19 | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 1993-09-12 | Beijing, PR China |
| 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 1993-09-13 | Beijing, PR China |
(*) - asterisk indicates ratified time. Auto times for Bragina's 8:52.8 and 8:27.2 were 8:52.74 and 8:27.12 respectively.
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