| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirunesh Dibaba |  ETH | 29:54.66 OR | 
| 2 | Shalane Flanagan |  USA | 30:22.22 AR | 
| 3 | Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI |  KEN | 30:26.50 WJ | 
| 4 | Mariya Konovalova |  RUS | 30:35.84 PB | 
| 5 | Lucy Wangui Kabuu |  KEN | 30:39.96 PB | 
| 6 | Lornah Kiplagat |  NED | 30:40.27 SB | 
| 7 | Kimberley Smith |  NZL | 30:51.00 | 
| 8 | Kara Goucher |  USA | 30:55.16 PB | 
| 9 | Kayoko Fukushi |  JPN | 31:01.14 SB | 
| 10 | Joanne Pavey |  GBR | 31:12.30 PB | 
| 11 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  GER | 31:14.21 PB | 
| 12 | Ejegayehu Dibaba |  ETH | 31:22.18 | 
| 13 | Hilda Kibet |  NED | 31:29.69 | 
| 14 | Yingying Zhang |  CHN | 31:31.12 SB | 
| 15 | Yoko Shibui |  JPN | 31:31.13 | 
| 16 | Peninah Jerop Arusei |  KEN | 31:39.87 | 
| 17 | Tatyana Aryasova |  RUS | 31:45.57 | 
| 18 | Yukiko Akaba |  JPN | 32:00.37 | 
| 19 | Xue Bai |  CHN | 32:20.27 | 
| 20 | Anikó Kálovics |  HUN | 32:24.83 | 
| 21 | Kate Reed |  GBR | 32:26.69 | 
| 22 | Nathalie de Vos |  BEL | 32:33.45 SB | 
| 23 | Preeja Sreedharan |  IND | 32:34.64 | 
| 24 | Amy Begley |  USA | 32:38.28 | 
| 25 | Dulce MarÃa RodrÃguez |  MEX | 32:58.04 | 
| 26 | Xiaoqin Dong |  CHN | 33:03.14 | 
| 27 | Isabel Checa |  ESP | 33:17.88 | 
| Elvan Abeylegesse |  TUR | DQ | |
| Inga Abitova |  RUS | DQ | |
| Asmae Leghzaoui |  MAR | DNF | |
| Mestawet Tufa |  ETH | DNF | |
| Nataliya Berkut |  UKR | DNS |