Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 3000 metres
# Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 16 August.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mary Knisely | United States | 9:06.75 | |
| | Angela Chalmers | Canada | 9:14.48 | |
| | Leslie Seymour | United States | 9:19.26 | |
| 4 | Susan Lee | Canada | 9:21.91 | |
| 5 | Carmem de Oliveira | Brazil | 9:22.62 | |
| 6 | Michelle Bush | Cayman Islands | 9:35.52 | NR |
| 7 | Mónica Regonesi | Chile | 9:50.08 | |
| 8 | Isabel Juárez | Mexico | 9:55.58 | |
| 9 | Kriscia García | El Salvador | 10:09.03 | |
| 10 | Yolanda Quimbita | Ecuador | 10:39.74 | |
| 11 | Natividad Fernández | Paraguay | 11:13.38 | |
| | Olga Caccaviello | Argentina | DNS | |
| | Maria-Luisa Servin | Mexico | DNS | |
| | Teresa Paucar | Ecuador | DNS | |
