| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Sommaggio |
ITA
|
31:38.94 | 31:38.94 |
| 2 | Tegla Loroupe |
KEN
|
31:17.66 | 33:08.20 |
| 3 | Gete Wami |
ETH
|
31:06.65 | 32:05.73 |
| 4 | Chantal Dällenbach |
FRA
|
32:06.99 | 32:49.40 |
| 5 | Xiujuan Ren |
CHN
|
31:13.21 | 33:08.12 |
| 6 | Annette Peters |
USA
|
32:14.08 | 32:14.08 |
| 7 | Annemari KIEKARA |
FIN
|
31:40.42 | 32:48.57 |
| 8 | Colleen De Reuck |
RSA
|
32:09.56 | 32:09.56 |
| 9 | Nora Leticia Rocha |
MEX
|
33:07.09 | 33:07.09 |
| 10 | Marleen Renders |
BEL
|
31:57.87 | 31:57.87 |
| 11 | Fernanda Ribeiro |
POR
|
31:01.63 | 32:05.65 |
| 12 | Hiromi Masuda |
JPN
|
32:11.63 | 32:11.63 |
| 13 | Julia Vaquero |
ESP
|
31:14.51 | 31:14.51 |
| 14 | Sally Barsosio |
KEN
|
31:15.38 | 32:05.68 |
| 15 | Berhane Adere |
ETH
|
32:02.94 | 32:05.29 |
| 16 | Zahia Dahmani |
FRA
|
32:10.21 | 32:10.21 |
| 17 | Siju Yang |
CHN
|
32:06.12 | 32:06.12 |
| 18 | Elana Meyer |
RSA
|
30:52.51 | 33:09.70 |
| 19 | Masako Chiba |
JPN
|
31:20.46 | 32:05.76 |
| 20 | Chiemi Takahashi |
JPN
|
32:03.81 | 33:08.26 |