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| WR | 3:15.17 | USSR |  | 1988 |
| OR | 3:15.17 | USSR | | 1988 |
| Rank | Country | Name | Lane | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G |  | 3154 WINEBERG Mary 3182 HENDERSON Monique 3179 HASTINGS Natasha 3222 RICHARDS Sanya 3167 FELIX Allyson | 4 | SB 3:18.54 | |
| S |  | 2820 MIGUNOVA Elena 2744 VESHKUROVA Tatyana 2818 LITVINOVA Liudmila 2816 FIROVA Tatiana 2746 GUSHCHINA Yulia 2826 KAPACHINSKAYA Anastasia | 5 | SB 3:18.82 | +0.28 |
| B |  | 2169 WILLIAMS Novelene 2174 LLOYD Shereefa 2173 WILKINS Bobby-Gaye 2170 WILLIAMS Shericka 2180 WHYTE Rosemarie | 7 | SB 3:20.40 | +1.86 |
| 4 |  | 1179 YUSHCHANKA Yulyana 1180 KHLIUSTAVA Iryna 1145 USOVICH Ilona 1146 USOVICH Sviatlana 1181 KOZAK Anna | 8 | NR 3:21.85 | +3.31 |
| 5 |  | 1832 SANDERS Nicola 1837 SOTHERTON Kelly 1820 OKORO Marilyn 1819 OHURUOGU Christine | 9 | SB 3:22.68 | +4.14 |
| 6 |  | 1469 DIAZ Roxana 1474 CALATAYUD Zulia 1478 CLEMENT Susana 1480 TERRERO Indira | 6 | NR 3:23.21 | +4.67 |
| 7 |  | 2515 ABUGAN Folashade 2508 EZE Joy Amechi 2516 NWOKE Oluoma 2527 ODUMOSU Ajoke | 2 | SB 3:23.74 | +5.20 |
| 8 |  | 1874 TILGNER Jonna Valesca 1921 NWACHUKWU Sorina 1924 EKPO-UMOH Florence 1916 HOFFMANN Claudia | 3 | 3:28.45 | +9.91 |
| Fn | False Start |
| q | Qualified by time |
| PB | Personal Best |
| SB | Season Best |
| DNF | Did Not Finish |
| (= NR)* | Equal National Record |
| Q | Qualified by Place |
| NR | National Record |
| DQ | Disqualified |
| DNS | Did Not Start |
| - | Pass |
| x | Fail |
| NM | No Mark |
| Q | Qualified by right |
