| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2001 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1181 | Mestawet Tufa |  ETH | 9:16.73 | |
| 2 | 1377 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  MAR | 9:43.7 | 9:43.7 | 
| 3 | 1349 | Fridah Chepkemoi Domongole |  KEN | 9:10.1 | 9:10.1 | 
| 4 | 1626 | Jane Makombe |  ZIM | 9:37.29 | |
| 5 | 1320 | Tomoko Horioka |  JPN | 9:17.54 | 9:17.54 | 
| 6 | 1252 | Judit Gyenesei |  HUN | ||
| 7 | 1322 | Chiaki Iwamoto |  JPN | 9:16.61 | 9:16.61 | 
| 8 | 1348 | Selly Chepyego KAPTICH |  KEN | 9:18.3 | 9:18.3 | 
| 9 | 1462 | Zintle Xiniwe |  RSA | 9:37.0 | 9:37.0 | 
| 10 | 1381 | Catherine Chikwakwa |  MAW | ||
| 11 | 1165 | Alicia González |  ESP | 9:39.65 | 9:39.65 |