| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwen Griffiths-van Lingen |
RSA
|
15:23.13 | 15:23.13 |
| 2 | Sonia O'Sullivan |
IRL
|
14:45.92 | 14:47.64 |
| 3 | Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR
|
14:36.45 | 14:36.45 |
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
GBR
|
14:49.27 | 14:49.27 |
| 5 | Florence Barsosio |
KEN
|
15:38.22 | 15:38.22 |
| 6 | Michiko Shimizu |
JPN
|
15:18.97 | 15:18.97 |
| 7 | Zahra Ouaziz |
MAR
|
15:05.10 | 15:05.10 |
| 8 | Rose Cheruiyot |
KEN
|
15:06.25 | 15:06.25 |
| 9 | Mariya Konovalova |
RUS
|
15:14.70 | 15:14.70 |
| 10 | Gina Procaccio |
USA
|
15:37.66 | 15:37.66 |
| 11 | Sara Wedlund |
SWE
|
15:10.26 | 15:10.26 |
| 12 | Elena Fidatov |
ROU
|
15:36.39 | 15:36.39 |
| 13 | Sally Barsosio |
KEN
|
15:18.41 | 15:18.41 |
| 14 | Gabriela Szabo |
ROU
|
15:08.64 | 15:08.64 |
| 15 | Olga Churbanova |
RUS
|
15:21.36 | 15:21.36 |