Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 27 July 1986.

The winning margin was 0.54 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by less than a second at these games. This event was discontinued after the 1994 games so this record cannot be broken.