The women's 3000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20 July.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Beyenu Degefa  Ethiopia |
| Silver | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa Bahrain |
| Bronze | Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record |  Zola Pieterse (GBR) |
8:28.83 | Rome, Italy | 7 September 1985 |
| Championship Record |  Zhang Linli (CHN) |
8:46.86 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
| World Junior Leading | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa (BHR) |
8:51.31 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 20 May 2016 |
Results
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Beyenu Degefa | Ethiopia | 8:41.76 | CR |
 | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | Bahrain | 8:46.42 | |
 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 8:46.74 | |
| 4 | Fotyen Tesfay | Ethiopia | 8:47.46 | |
| 5 | Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei |  Kenya | 8:55.77 | PB |
| 6 | Sheila Chelangat | Kenya | 8:59.89 | PB |
| 7 | Katie Rainsberger |  United States | 9:00.62 | PB |
| 8 | Nozomi Tanaka |  Japan | 9:01.16 | PB |
| 9 | Wakana Kabasawa | Japan | 9:10.20 | |
| 10 | Fatma Arık |  Turkey | 9:13.27 | PB |
| 11 | Shona McCulloch |  Canada | 9:16.93 | PB |
| 12 | Kate Murphy | United States | 9:17.01 | |
| 13 | Lauren Ryan |  Australia | 9:21.21 | PB |
| 14 | Christiane Konstantopoulos | Canada | 9:29.21 | PB |
| 15 | Dilyana Minkina |  Bulgaria | 9:30.80 | PB |
| 16 | Saida Meneses |  Peru | 9:36.79 | |
| 17 | Agnieszka Filipowska |  Poland | 10:12.75 |