| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Krishtop |
URS
|
12:05.49 WR |
| 2 | Giuliana Salce |
ITA
|
12:36.76 |
| 3 | Ann Peel |
CAN
|
12:38.97 AR |
| 4 | Dana Vavracová |
TCH
|
12:47.49 NR |
| 5 | Emilia Cano |
ESP
|
13:02.41 PB |
| 6 | Ann Jansson |
SWE
|
13:04.29 NR |
| 7 | Mirva Hämäläinen |
FIN
|
13:08.42 NR |
| 8 | Maryanne Torrellas |
USA
|
13:10.30 |
| 9 | Xiaoling Shi |
CHN
|
13:14.55 PB |
| 10 | Kjersti Plätzer |
NOR
|
13:18.35 NR |
| 11 | Maria Colin |
MEX
|
13:23.45 NR |
| 12 | Teresa Palacio |
ESP
|
13:28.09 |
| 13 | Teresa Vaill |
USA
|
13:32.82 |
| 14 | Suzanne Griesbach |
FRA
|
13:33.33 |
| 15 | Sue Cook |
AUS
|
13:45.75 AR |
| 16 | MarÃa Graciela Mendoza |
MEX
|
14:01.21 |
| 17 | Alison Baker |
CAN
|
14:22.75 |
| Kerry Saxby-Junna |
AUS
|
DQ | |
| Zhimin Chen |
CHN
|
DQ |