IAAF WORLD RANKINGS – Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase
The IAAF world rankings are determined by an average of all race performances during the year. The top eight athletes in the world in each event were invited to the World Athletics Final (held in Monaco in September 2005).
| Name | Country | Points | ||
| 1 | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda | 1331 | |
| 2 | Mardrea Hyman | Jamaica | 1226 | |
| 3 | Korene Hinds | Jamaica | 1223 | |
| 4 | Lívia TÓTH | Hungary | 1222 | |
| 5 | Cristina Casandra | Romania | 1219 | |
| 6 | Salome Chepchumba | Kenya | 1207 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Jackson | USA | 1157 | |
| 8 | Lisa Aguilera-Galaviz | USA | 1134 |