| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2012 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2510 | Sandra López |  MEX | 15:28.71 | 15:37.00 | 
| 2 | 2250 | Kayoko Fukushi |  JPN | 14:53.22 | 15:18.46 | 
| 3 | 2333 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot |  KEN | 14:34.86 | 14:39.53 | 
| 4 | 2602 | Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDAL |  NOR | 15:25.40 | 15:28.32 | 
| 5 | 2100 | Fionnuala MCCORMACK |  IRL | 15:15.69 | 15:15.69 | 
| 6 | 2859 | Olga Kungina |  RUS | 15:11.20 | 15:11.20 | 
| 7 | 1870 | Barbara Parker |  GBR | 15:14.26 | 15:14.26 | 
| 8 | 1256 | Tejitu DABA |  BRN | 15:14.62 | 15:48.37 | 
| 9 | 2475 | Nadia Noujani |  MAR | 15:16.50 | 15:16.50 | 
| 10 | 1703 | Meseret DEFAR |  ETH | 14:12.88 | 14:35.65 | 
| 11 | 1084 | Eloise Wellings |  AUS | 14:54.11 | 15:20.28 | 
| 12 | 3281 | Julie Culley |  USA | 15:13.77 | 15:13.77 | 
| 13 | 2729 | Sara MOREIRA |  POR | 14:54.71 | 15:08.33 | 
| 14 | 1706 | Tirunesh Dibaba |  ETH | 14:11.15 | 14:50.80 | 
| 15 | 1654 | Judith Plá |  ESP | 15:20.87 | 15:27.62 | 
| 16 | 3168 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko |  UKR | 15:10.28 | 15:10.28 | 
| 17 | 2164 | Silvia Weissteiner |  ITA | 15:02.65 | 15:18.04 | 
| 18 | 3089 | Dudu Karakaya |  TUR | 15:20.00 | 15:20.00 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2012 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1702 | Gelete BURKA |  ETH | 14:31.20 | 14:41.43 | 
| 2 | 1849 | Julia Bleasdale |  GBR | 15:10.06 | 15:10.06 | 
| 3 | 2257 | Hitomi NIIYA |  JPN | 15:13.12 | 15:17.92 | 
| 4 | 3297 | Molly HUDDLE |  USA | 14:44.76 | 15:14.40 | 
| 5 | 3279 | Kim CONLEY |  USA | 15:19.79 | 15:19.79 | 
| 6 | 2327 | Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT |  KEN | 14:20.87 | 14:35.62 | 
| 7 | 2881 | Elena Nagovitsyna |  RUS | 15:13.77 | 15:13.77 | 
| 8 | 1871 | Joanne Pavey |  GBR | 14:39.96 | 15:09.53 | 
| 9 | 2159 | Elena Romagnolo |  ITA | 15:13.19 | 15:19.78 | 
| 10 | 2761 | Roxana Elisabeta ROTARU |  ROU | 15:13.40 | 15:13.40 | 
| 11 | 2151 | Nadia Ejjafini |  ITA | 15:16.54 | 15:16.54 | 
| 12 | 1258 | Shitaye ESHETE |  BRN | 15:14.49 | 15:14.49 | 
| 13 | 1097 | Layes Abdullayeva |  AZE | 15:29.47 | 15:33.88 | 
| 14 | 3017 | Zakia Mrisho |  TAN | 14:43.87 | |
| 15 | 2263 | Mika Yoshikawa |  JPN | 15:28.44 | 15:33.48 | 
| 16 | 1142 | Almensh Belete |  BEL | 15:03.63 | 15:22.15 | 
| 17 | 2336 | Sally KIPYEGO |  KEN | 14:30.42 | 14:43.11 | 
| 18 | 1315 | Sheila Reid |  CAN | 15:23.64 | 15:23.64 |