| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asmae Leghzaoui |
MAR
|
32:18.1 | 32:56.63 |
| 2 | Elana Meyer |
RSA
|
30:52.51 | 31:41.1 |
| 3 | Gete Wami |
ETH
|
30:24.56 | 32:34.63 |
| 4 | Jelena Prokopcuka |
LAT
|
31:27.86 | 31:27.86 |
| 5 | Chiemi Takahashi |
JPN
|
31:27.57 | 32:23.92 |
| 6 | Olivera Jevtic |
SCG
|
31:34.26 | 32:06.54 |
| 7 | Libbie Johnson-Hickman |
USA
|
31:41.33 | 31:58.68 |
| 8 | Lidiya Grigoryeva |
RUS
|
31:30.83 | 31:30.83 |
| 9 | Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR
|
30:48.06 | 31:24.36 |
| 10 | Sonia O'Sullivan |
IRL
|
31:29.33 | 31:43.07 |
| 11 | Paula Radcliffe |
GBR
|
30:27.13 | 32:34.73 |
| 12 | Sally Barsosio |
KEN
|
31:15.38 | 32:19.0 |
| 13 | Ji Li |
CHN
|
32:14.97 | 32:14.97 |
| 14 | Derartu Tulu |
ETH
|
30:56.4 | 30:56.4 |
| 15 | Harumi Hiroyama-Suzuki |
JPN
|
31:22.72 | 31:59.60 |
| 16 | Lyudmila Biktasheva |
RUS
|
31:33.58 | 31:33.58 |
| 17 | Alice Jemeli Timbilili |
KEN
|
32:02.2 | 32:18.0 |
| 18 | Berhane Adere |
ETH
|
30:51.30 | 30:51.30 |
| 19 | Yuko Kawakami |
JPN
|
31:09.46 | 31:09.46 |
| 20 | Tegla Loroupe |
KEN
|
30:32.03 | 31:36.4 |