| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derartu Tulu |
ETH
|
30:17.49 CR |
| 2 | Gete Wami |
ETH
|
30:22.48 PB |
| 3 | Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR
|
30:22.88 NR |
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
GBR
|
30:26.97 NR |
| 5 | Tegla Loroupe |
KEN
|
30:37.26 SB |
| 6 | Sonia O'Sullivan |
IRL
|
30:53.37 NR |
| 7 | Ji Li |
CHN
|
31:06.94 PB |
| 8 | Elana Meyer |
RSA
|
31:14.70 SB |
| 9 | Lidiya Grigoryeva |
RUS
|
31:21.27 PB |
| 10 | Yuko Kawakami |
JPN
|
31:27.44 |
| 11 | Olivera Jevtic |
SCG
|
31:29.65 NR |
| 12 | Berhane Adere |
ETH
|
31:40.52 |
| 13 | Lyudmila Biktasheva |
RUS
|
31:47.10 |
| 14 | Alice Jemeli Timbilili |
KEN
|
31:50.22 PB |
| 15 | Chiemi Takahashi |
JPN
|
31:52.59 SB |
| 16 | Libbie Johnson-Hickman |
USA
|
31:56.94 SB |
| 17 | Sally Barsosio |
KEN
|
31:57.41 SB |
| 18 | Asmae Leghzaoui |
MAR
|
31:59.21 NR |
| 19 | Jelena Prokopcuka |
LAT
|
32:17.72 |
| 20 | Harumi Hiroyama-Suzuki |
JPN
|
32:24.17 |