| 301 | Caroline Kariba |  | 8:41.62 | | 16 jul 2025 | Municipal Stadium, Kitami (JPN) |
| 302 | Huandi Zhong |  | 8:41.67 | | 13 sept 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 303 | Eva Cherono | | 8:41.69 | | 5 jun 2018 | Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku (FIN) |
| 304 | Gulnara Samitova |  | 8:41.72 | | - | - |
| 304 | Marta Zenoni |  | 8:41.72 | | 15 jun 2025 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 306 | Valerie Constien |  | 8:41.77 | | - | - |
| 306 | Raisa Smekhnova | | 8:41.77 | | 7 ago 1976 | College Park, MD (USA) |
| 308 | Eloise Wellings |  | 8:41.78 | | 16 sept 2006 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 309 | Kathrin Wessel |  | 8:41.79 | | - | - |
| 310 | Doris Lemngole | | 8:41.83 | | - | - |
| 311 | Girmawit Gebrzihair |  | 8:41.88 | | 13 may 2022 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 312 | Annette Hand-Peters | | 8:41.97 | | 15 jul 1994 | Crystal Palace, London (GBR) |
| 313 | Elena Fidatov |  | 8:41.98 | | 31 may 1997 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 314 | Galina Bogomolova | | 8:42.03 | | 1 jul 2005 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 315 | Derebe Alemu | | 8:42.10 | | 29 jul 2005 | Oslo (NOR) |
| 316 | Marina Dubrova |  | 8:42.20 | | - | - |
| 317 | Pamela Chepchumba | | 8:42.24 | | 20 jul 2001 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 318 | Eleanor Fulton | | 8:42.30 | | 9 jul 2025 | Munster Technological University Track, Cork (IRL) |
| 319 | Viorica Ghican | | 8:42.39 | | 12 jun 1988 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 319 | Gennet Gebre Georgis | | 8:42.39 | | 29 jun 2001 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 319 | Ying Li | | 8:42.39 | | 13 sept 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 322 | Asmarech Anley | | 8:42.41 | | 25 may 2025 | Stade Olympique, Rabat (MAR) |
| 323 | Taryn Rawlings | | 8:42.53 | | 27 may 2022 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 324 | Deena Kastor | | 8:42.59 | | 11 ago 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 325 | Gabriele Grunewald | | 8:42.64 | | 26 jul 2013 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 326 | Cheri Goddard-Kenah | | 8:42.68 | | 11 ago 1999 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 327 | Sara Moreira |  | 8:42.69 | | 9 jun 2010 | Huelva (ESP) |
| 328 | Maudie Skyring | | 8:42.82 | | 29 mar 2025 | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 329 | Irina Bondarchuk | | 8:42.84 | | 30 may 1982 | Sochi (URS) |
| 329 | Mary Knisely | | 8:42.84 | | 13 jul 1987 | Nice (FRA) |
| 331 | Jeļena Prokopčuka |  | 8:42.86 | | 25 jul 2006 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 332 | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter |  | 8:42.88 | | 18 ago 2018 | Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) |
| 333 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | | 8:42.90 | | - | - |
| 334 | Molly Huddle | | 8:42.99 | | 26 jul 2013 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 335 | Martyna Galant |  | 8:43.08 | | - | - |
| 335 | Maria Albertina Dias | | 8:43.08 | | 15 jul 1992 | Nice (FRA) |
| 337 | Claudia Lokar | | 8:43.11 | | 9 sept 1995 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 338 | Taylor Werner | | 8:43.12 | | 9 jul 2024 | Munster Technological University Track, Cork (IRL) |
| 339 | Katie Mackey | | 8:43.15 | | - | - |
| 340 | Courtney Babcock |  | 8:43.18 | | 19 jul 2002 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 341 | Emebet Anteneh | | 8:43.20 | | 20 jul 2012 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 342 | Sylwia Ejdys | | 8:43.22 | | - | - |
| 343 | Joselyn Daniely Brea |  | 8:43.26 | | 16 jul 2023 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 344 | Hiwot Ayalew | | 8:43.29 | | - | - |
| 345 | Fatima Maama-Yvelain |  | 8:43.53 | | 18 ago 2000 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 346 | Ann Karindi Mwangi | | 8:43.54 | | 3 may 2009 | Shizuoka (JPN) |
| 347 | Julie-Anne Staehli | | 8:43.55 | | - | - |
| 347 | Naomi Mugo | | 8:43.55 | | 7 jun 2000 | Milano (ITA) |
| 349 | Jenny Blundell | | 8:43.59 | | 23 mar 2024 | ES Marks Athletics Field, Sydney (AUS) |
| 350 | Birgit Friedmann | | 8:43.65 | | 9 sept 1982 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
