1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres walk
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.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kerry Saxby Australia
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Beate Anders East Germany
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Ileana Salvador Italy
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
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 |  Soviet Union |
12:20.28 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Beate Anders | East Germany |
12:22.22 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | María Reyes Sobrino |  Spain |
12:27.82 | q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | Ann Peel |  Canada |
12:36.46 | q, AR |
| 5 | 2 | Ileana Salvador | Italy |
12:41.12 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kerry Saxby | Australia |
12:41.55 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Anikó Szebenszky |  Hungary |
12:45.93 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Andrea Alföldi | Hungary |
12:47.70 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Olga Sánchez | Spain |
12:50.87 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Dana Vavřačová |  Czechoslovakia |
12:52.01 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Teresa Vaill |  United States |
12:52.39 | |
| 12 | 1 | Bev Hayman | Australia |
13:06.61 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | Andrea Brückmann |  West Germany |
13:21.72 | |
| 2 | Alison Baker | Canada |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Valeria Todorova |  Bulgaria |
DQ |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kerry Saxby | Australia |
12:01.65 | WR, CR |
 |
Beate Anders | East Germany |
12:07.73 | |
 |
Ileana Salvador | Italy |
12:11.33 | NR |
| 4 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | Soviet Union |
12:12.98 | PB |
| 5 | Anikó Szebenszky | Hungary |
12:27.20 | NR |
| 6 | Andrea Alföldi | Hungary |
12:31.66 | PB |
| 7 | Ann Peel | Canada |
12:32.34 | AR |
| 8 | Olga Sánchez | Spain |
12:34.02 | WJR |
| 9 | Dana Vavřačová | Czechoslovakia |
12:40.51 | |
| María Reyes Sobrino | Spain |
DQ |