| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 211 | Marta DomÃnguez |  ESP | 15:15.81 Q | 
| 2 | 713 | Olga Yegorova |  RUS | 15:15.85 Q | 
| 3 | 711 | Tatyana Tomashova |  RUS | 15:15.95 Q | 
| 4 | 651 | Gabriela Szabo |  ROU | 15:16.02 Q | 
| 5 | 501 | Edith Masai |  KEN | 15:16.13 Q | 
| 6 | 242 | Ayelech Worku |  ETH | 15:16.18 q | 
| 7 | 289 | Kathy Butler |  GBR | 15:20.78 | 
| 8 | 785 | Elvan Abeylegesse |  TUR | 15:22.89 | 
| 9 | 846 | Marla Runyan |  USA | 15:24.30 | 
| 10 | 406 | Breeda Dennehy-Willis |  IRL | 15:26.97 | 
| 11 | 236 | Werknesh Kidane |  ETH | 15:29.96 | 
| 12 | 772 | Restituta Joseph |  TAN | 15:33.93 | 
| 13 | 37 | Susanne Pumper |  AUT | 15:41.25 | 
| 14 | 97 | Courtney Babcock |  CAN | 15:46.72 | 
| 15 | 845 | Amy Rudolph |  USA | 15:46.77 | 
| 16 | 316 | Hayley Yelling |  GBR | 15:59.39 | 
| 17 | 625 | Mónica Rosa |  POR | 16:04.62 | 
| 18 | 408 | Una English |  IRL | 16:26.15 | 
| 19 | 204 | Nebiat Habtemariam |  ERI | 16:37.57 | 
| 5 | Nasria Azaïdj |  ALG | DQ | |
| 538 | Zhor El Kamch |  MAR | DNF | |
| 91 | Daniela Yordanova |  BUL | DNF | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 3:12.00 |  Elvan ABEYLEGESSE |  TUR | 
| 2000 m | 6:20.88 |  Werknesh KIDANE |  ETH | 
| 3000 m | 9:24.22 |  Kathy BUTLER |  GBR | 
| 4000 m | 12:26.66 |  Ayelech WORKU |  ETH | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131 | Yanmei Dong |  CHN | 15:09.44 Q SB | 
| 2 | 310 | Joanne Pavey |  GBR | 15:10.62 Q SB | 
| 3 | 716 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  RUS | 15:11.63 Q | 
| 4 | 498 | Rose Cheruiyot |  KEN | 15:12.04 Q | 
| 5 | 346 | Irina Mikitenko |  GER | 15:12.63 Q | 
| 6 | 234 | Merima Denboba |  ETH | 15:14.76 q | 
| 7 | 32 | Benita Willis |  AUS | 15:17.93 q | 
| 8 | 219 | Teresa Recio |  ESP | 15:19.81 q | 
| 9 | 282 | Fatima Yvelain |  FRA | 15:20.16 q | 
| 10 | 477 | Haruko Okamoto |  JPN | 15:23.93 PB | 
| 11 | 818 | Elva Dryer |  USA | 15:26.04 | 
| 12 | 222 | Beatriz Santiago |  ESP | 15:26.55 | 
| 13 | 553 | Dulce MarÃa RodrÃguez |  MEX | 15:27.34 | 
| 14 | 876 | Olivera Jevtic |  SCG | 15:29.61 | 
| 15 | 525 | Inga Juodeškiené |  LTU | 15:48.13 SB | 
| 16 | 588 | Gunhild Halle-Haugen |  NOR | 15:54.56 | 
| 17 | 410 | Maria McCambridge |  IRL | 16:04.49 | 
| 18 | 388 | Man Yee Chan-Ropper |  HKG | 16:16.06 | 
| 19 | 543 | Catherine Chikwakwa |  MAW | 16:36.85 NR | 
| 600 | Wesam Abubkheet |  PLE | DNF | |
| 365 | HrisostomÃa Iakóvou |  GRE | DNS | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 3:01.11 |  Teresa RECIO |  ESP | 
| 2000 m | 6:07.33 |  Olivera JEVTIC |  SRB | 
| 3000 m | 9:13.63 |  Olivera JEVTIC |  SRB | 
| 4000 m | 12:19.98 |  Yanmei DONG |  CHN |