| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2001 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 700 | Gabriela Szabo |  ROU | 8:24.31o | 8:32.88 | 
| 2 | 594 | Hayley Parry-Tullett |  GBR | 8:45.39o | 8:48.25 | 
| 3 | 729 | Olga Yegorova |  RUS | 8:33.02o | 8:55.35 | 
| 4 | 580 | Werknesh Kidane |  ETH | 8:44.14o | 8:59.42 | 
| 5 | 590 | Kathy Butler |  GBR | 8:48.37o | 8:54.96 | 
| 6 | 571 | Marta DomÃnguez |  ESP | 8:28.80o | 8:56.92 | 
| 7 | 627 | Sonia O'Sullivan |  IRL | 8:21.64o | 8:43.51o | 
| 8 | 665 | Asmae Leghzaoui |  MAR | 8:33.85o | 8:56.97 | 
| 9 | 544 | Yanmei Dong |  CHN | 8:33.07o | 9:02.09 | 
| 10 | 507 | Benita Willis |  AUS | 8:51.04o | 8:51.04o | 
| 11 | 779 | Regina Jacobs |  USA | 8:39.14 | 8:43.38 | 
| 12 | 730 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  RUS | 8:41.44 | 8:41.44 |