These are the official results of the Women's 3000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

The race is still remembered because of the fall of world champion Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd.

Decker also was largely untested in domestic races and had relatively little experience running competitively in a crowd.

In addition to being the favorite in the race, this was a hometown Olympics for Decker, having grown up barely 50 km (33 miles) from the Coliseum.

Starting slower, Budd ran through the field to assume her position on Decker's shoulder 200 metres into the race.

Decker stepped on her back kick, then shortly after, collided with the British runner and fell spectacularly to the curb, injuring her hip.

Decker was carried off the track in tears by her boyfriend (and later, husband), British discus thrower Richard Slaney.