| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sari Essayah |  FIN | |||
| Beate Gummelt |  GER | 11:55.99 | 11:55.99 | |
| Victoria Herazo |  USA | |||
| Janice McCaffrey |  CAN | |||
| Yelena Nikolayeva |  URS | |||
| Mária Rosza-Urbanik |  HUN | |||
| Ileana Salvador |  ITA | 12:11.33 | ||
| Olga Sánchez |  ESP | 12:34.02 | ||
| Viera Toporek |  AUT | |||
| Zuzana Zemkova |  TCH | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Baker |  CAN | 14:22.75 | ||
| Kathrin Boyde |  GER | |||
| Emilia Cano |  ESP | 13:02.41 | ||
| Kamila Holpuchová |  TCH | |||
| Ildikó Ilyés |  HUN | 12:19.08 | 12:19.08 | |
| Olga Kardopoltseva |  URS | |||
| Miriam Ramón |  ECU | |||
| Kerry Saxby-Junna |  AUS | 12:01.65 | ||
| Anna Rita Sidoti |  ITA |