| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | Megan Wright |
CAN |
15:11.23 q PB | |
| 7 | 1 | Yuriko Kobayashi |
JPN |
15:15.87 | |
| 2 | Elvan Abeylegesse |
TUR |
DQ | ||
| 9 | 1 | Volha Krautsova |
BLR |
15:21.85 SB | |
| 5 | 1 | Gulnara Galkina |
RUS |
15:11.46 Q | |
| 13 | 2 | Francine Niyonizigiye |
BDI |
17:08.44 | |
| 2 | 2 | Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT |
KEN |
14:57.27 Q SB | |
| 8 | 1 | Simret Sultan |
ERI |
15:16.25 NR | |
| 9 | 2 | Kayoko Fukushi |
JPN |
15:20.46 | |
| 4 | 1 | Meselech Melkamu |
ETH |
15:11.21 Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Yingying Zhang |
CHN |
15:23.81 SB | |
| 1 | 2 | Meseret DEFAR |
ETH |
14:56.32 Q | |
| 2 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |
RUS |
DNF | ||
| 2 | 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |
KEN |
15:10.37 Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Shalane Flanagan |
USA |
14:59.69 Q SB | |
| 6 | 1 | Jennifer Rhines |
USA |
15:15.12 Q | |
| 10 | 1 | Silvia Weissteiner |
ITA |
15:23.45 | |
| 3 | 2 | Liliya Shobukhova |
RUS |
14:57.77 Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Fei Xue |
CHN |
15:13.25 q SB | |
| 1 | 1 | Tirunesh Dibaba |
ETH |
15:09.89 Q | |
| 2 | Joanne Pavey |
GBR |
DNS | ||
| 16 | 1 | Celma Bonfim da Graça |
STP |
17:25.99 NR | |
| 15 | 1 | Lucia Chandamale |
MAW |
16:44.09 | |
| 10 | 2 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |
MAR |
15:21.47 | |
| 12 | 2 | Krisztina Papp |
HUN |
16:08.86 | |
| 13 | 1 | Dolores Checa |
ESP |
15:31.22 | |
| 12 | 1 | Zakia Mrisho |
TAN |
15:24.28 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kara Goucher |
USA |
15:00.98 q | |
| 3 | 1 | Alemitu Bekele |
TUR |
15:10.92 Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono |
KEN |
14:58.07 Q | |
| 11 | 2 | Yukiko Akaba |
JPN |
15:38.30 | |
| 14 | 1 | Jessica AUGUSTO |
POR |
16:05.71 |