| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derartu Tulu |
ETH
|
31:06.02 | 32:16.71 |
| 2 | Albertina Dias |
POR
|
31:33.03 | 32:34.44 |
| 3 | Yvonne Murray |
GBR
|
32:16.76 | 32:16.76 |
| 4 | Junko Kataoka |
JPN
|
31:31.12 | 31:31.12 |
| 5 | Tegla Loroupe |
KEN
|
31:21.20 | 32:17.92 |
| 6 | Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR
|
31:04.25 | 32:33.87 |
| 7 | Hiromi Suzuki |
JPN
|
31:43.41 | 31:43.41 |
| 8 | Liz McColgan-Nuttall |
GBR
|
30:57.07 | 32:33.89 |
| 9 | Marleen Renders |
BEL
|
32:11.49 | 32:45.50 |
| 10 | Lynn Jennings |
USA
|
31:19.89 | 32:33.89 |
| 11 | Kathrin Wessel |
GER
|
31:03.62 | 32:46.51 |
| 12 | Jill Hunter |
GBR
|
31:07.88 | 32:22.93 |
| 13 | Alla Zhilyaeva |
RUS
|
32:51.55 | 32:51.55 |
| 14 | Anne Marie Letko-Lauck |
USA
|
31:37.26 | 32:19.57 |
| 15 | Gete Wami |
ETH
|
32:17.41 | 32:17.41 |
| 16 | Elana Meyer |
RSA
|
30:52.51 | 31:23.96 |
| 17 | Maria Guida |
ITA
|
32:15.34 | 32:34.28 |
| 18 | Lieve Slegers |
BEL
|
32:21.29 | 32:21.29 |
| 19 | Conceição Ferreira |
POR
|
31:16.42 | 32:34.62 |
| 20 | Annemari KIEKARA |
FIN
|
32:35.05 | 32:35.05 |