| 251 | Wei Li |  | 8:39.74 | | 13 sept 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 252 | Agate Caune |  | 8:39.78 | | 16 jul 2023 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 253 | Helen Clitheroe |  | 8:39.81 | | - | - |
| 254 | Amy Rudolph |  | 8:39.86 | | 11 ago 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 255 | Quailyne Jebiwott Kiprop |  | 8:39.88 | | 25 sept 2020 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 256 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed |  | 8:39.91 | | 19 ago 2005 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 257 | Margareta Keszeg |  | 8:39.94 | | 15 jul 1992 | Nice (FRA) |
| 258 | Svetlana Aplachkina |  | 8:39.95 | | 31 ago 2021 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 259 | Shito Gumi |  | 8:40.00 | | - | - |
| 260 | Azmera Gebru | | 8:40.01 | | 20 jul 2012 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 261 | Jane Hedengren | | 8:40.03 | | 20 jun 2025 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 262 | Loice Chemnung | | 8:40.08 | | 3 may 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 263 | Peninah Chepchumba | | 8:40.12 | | 29 jul 2008 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 264 | Marielle Hall | | 8:40.20 | | - | - |
| 264 | Axumawit Embaye | | 8:40.20 | | 16 ago 2025 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 266 | Susanne Wigene |  | 8:40.23 | | 19 ago 2005 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 267 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | | 8:40.32 | | 5 jun 2022 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) |
| 268 | Lynn Jennings | | 8:40.45 | | - | - |
| 269 | Elena Burkard |  | 8:40.46 | | 31 ago 2021 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 270 | Olga Churbanova | | 8:40.48 | | 10 ago 1994 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 271 | Florence Kiplagat | | 8:40.72 | | 8 jul 2010 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 272 | Alice Jemeli Timbilili | | 8:40.76 | | 1 jul 2005 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 273 | Lyudmila Borisova | | 8:40.78 | | 16 ago 1993 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
| 274 | Haftamnesh Tesfaye | | 8:40.80 | | 20 may 2016 | Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) |
| 275 | Sintayehu Vissa |  | 8:40.81 | | 3 sept 2024 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 275 | Veronicah Nyaruai Wanjiru | | 8:40.81 | | 20 jul 2012 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 277 | Katie Snowden | | 8:40.95 | | 3 sept 2024 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 278 | Lomi Muleta | | 8:40.96 | | - | - |
| 278 | Lea Meyer | | 8:40.96 | | - | - |
| 280 | Kathy Butler | | 8:40.97 | | 24 ago 2001 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 281 | Stephanie Twell | | 8:40.98 | | 15 jul 2016 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 281 | Patti Sue Plumer | | 8:40.98 | | 22 jun 1992 | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 283 | Uta Pippig | | 8:40.99 | | 4 ago 1993 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 284 | Svitlana Shmidt |  | 8:41.01 | | - | - |
| 284 | Danielle Jones | | 8:41.01 | | 31 ago 2021 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 286 | Lili Yin | | 8:41.05 | | 23 jun 2000 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 286 | Raisa Sadreydinova | | 8:41.05 | | 27 jul 1983 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 288 | Zhanna Tursunova | | 8:41.07 | | 20 jun 1984 | Kiev (URS) |
| 289 | Fotyen Tesfay | | 8:41.08 | | - | - |
| 290 | Aisha Praught Leer |  | 8:41.10 | | - | - |
| 291 | Pauline Chemning Korikwiang | | 8:41.11 | | 8 jul 2010 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 292 | Dominique Scott |  | 8:41.18 | | - | - |
| 293 | Julia Vaquero |  | 8:41.23 | | 10 jul 1996 | Nice (FRA) |
| 294 | Shelly Steely | | 8:41.28 | | 22 jun 1992 | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 295 | Emily Infeld | | 8:41.29 | | 15 jun 2023 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 296 | Päivi Tikkanen |  | 8:41.30 | | 26 ago 1991 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 297 | Ayal Dagnachew | | 8:41.32 | | - | - |
| 298 | Joan Hansen | | 8:41.43 | | 23 jun 1984 | Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 299 | Jessica Augusto |  | 8:41.53 | | 25 jul 2007 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 300 | Iulia Besliu-Ionescu | | 8:41.54 | | 19 jun 1988 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
