| 51 | Mary Decker |  | 8:25.83 | | Sep 7, 1985 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 52 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk |  | 8:25.90 | | Jun 15, 2023 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 53 | Gelete Burka |  | 8:25.92 | | Jul 25, 2006 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 54 | Laura Weightman |  | 8:26.07 | | Jun 30, 2019 | Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 55 | Nadia Battocletti |  | 8:26.27 | | May 25, 2025 | Stade Olympique, Rabat (MAR) |
| 56 | Maureen Koster |  | 8:26.30 | | May 30, 2024 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 57 | Laura Muir | | 8:26.41 | | Feb 4, 2017 | Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 58 | Zahra Ouaziz |  | 8:26.48 | | Aug 11, 1999 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 59 | Tatyana Dorovskikh |  | 8:26.53 | | Sep 25, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 60 | Shelby Houlihan | | 8:26.66 | | Feb 27, 2020 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 61 | Svetlana Ulmasova | | 8:26.78 | | Jul 25, 1982 | Kiev (URS) |
| 62 | Sarah Healy |  | 8:27.02 | | May 25, 2025 | Stade Olympique, Rabat (MAR) |
| 62 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal |  | 8:27.02 | | May 30, 2024 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 64 | Lyudmila Bragina | | 8:27.12 | | Aug 7, 1976 | College Park, MD (USA) |
| 65 | Paula Ivan |  | 8:27.15 | | Sep 25, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 66 | Gete Wami | | 8:27.62 | | Aug 17, 2001 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 67 | Maricica Puică | | 8:27.83 | | Sep 7, 1985 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 68 | Liliya Shobukhova | | 8:27.86 | | Feb 17, 2006 | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 69 | Whittni Morgan | | 8:28.03 | | Feb 8, 2025 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 70 | Laura Galván |  | 8:28.05 | | Sep 2, 2023 | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) |
| 71 | Janet Kisa | | 8:28.33 | | Jul 15, 2016 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 72 | Anna Alminova | | 8:28.49 | | Feb 7, 2009 | Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) (i) |
| 73 | Irene Jelagat | | 8:28.51 | | May 9, 2014 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 74 | Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot | | 8:28.66 | | Sep 23, 2007 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
| 75 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | | 8:28.69 | | Feb 2, 2025 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 76 | Colleen Quigley | | 8:28.71 | | Feb 27, 2020 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 77 | Marta Domínguez |  | 8:28.80 | | Aug 11, 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 78 | Zola Budd | | 8:28.83 | | Sep 7, 1985 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 79 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal |  | 8:28.87 | | Jul 29, 2005 | Oslo (NOR) |
| 81 | Olesya Syreva | | 8:29.00 | | Feb 17, 2006 | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 82 | Yvonne Murray | | 8:29.02 | | Sep 25, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 83 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui |  | 8:29.05 | | May 4, 2018 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 84 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | | 8:29.06 | | Sep 23, 2007 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
| 85 | Lydia Cheromei | | 8:29.14 | | Aug 11, 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 86 | Lemlem Hailu | | 8:29.28 | | Feb 24, 2021 | Gallur, Madrid (ESP) (i) |
| 87 | Marta García | | 8:29.32 | | May 30, 2024 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 88 | Svetlana Guskova | | 8:29.36 | | Jul 25, 1982 | Kiev (URS) |
| 89 | Teresiah Muthoni Gateri | | 8:29.48 | | Jul 16, 2023 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 90 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | | 8:29.52 | | Jul 25, 2007 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 91 | Tirunesh Dibaba | | 8:29.55 | | Jul 28, 2006 | Crystal Palace, London (GBR) |
| 92 | Jenny Simpson | | 8:29.58 | | Sep 5, 2014 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 93 | Josette Norris | | 8:29.77 | | Feb 8, 2025 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 94 | Margaret Akidor | | 8:29.88 | | Sep 2, 2023 | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) |
| 95 | Gloria Kite | | 8:29.91 | | May 3, 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 96 | Shannon Rowbury | | 8:29.93 | | Sep 5, 2014 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 97 | Mimi Belete | | 8:30.00 | | May 9, 2014 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 98 | Linden Hall |  | 8:30.01 | | Jun 15, 2025 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 99 | Mariya Konovalova | | 8:30.18 | | Aug 11, 1999 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 100 | Carla Sacramento |  | 8:30.22 | | Aug 4, 1999 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 101 | Irina Mikitenko |  | 8:30.39 | | Aug 11, 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
