| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 730 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  RUS | 9:01.04 Q | 
| 2 | 507 | Benita Willis |  AUS | 9:01.55 Q | 
| 3 | 571 | Marta DomÃnguez |  ESP | 9:01.62 Q | 
| 4 | 544 | Yanmei Dong |  CHN | 9:02.09 Q | 
| 5 | 594 | Hayley Parry-Tullett |  GBR | 9:02.23 Q | 
| 6 | 775 | Cheri Kenah |  USA | 9:02.24 | 
| 7 | 693 | Elena Antoci |  ROU | 9:08.46 | 
| 8 | 557 | Sonia Lopes |  CPV | 11:37.38 | 
| 684 | Marina Bastos |  POR | DNF | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 3:14.49 |  Elena ANTOCI |  ROU | 
| 2000 m | 6:09.87 |  Marina BASTOS |  POR | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 627 | Sonia O'Sullivan |  IRL | 8:55.79 Q | 
| 2 | 700 | Gabriela Szabo |  ROU | 8:55.84 Q | 
| 3 | 729 | Olga Yegorova |  RUS | 8:55.97 Q | 
| 4 | 779 | Regina Jacobs |  USA | 8:56.92 Q | 
| 5 | 665 | Asmae Leghzaoui |  MAR | 8:56.97 Q | 
| 6 | 590 | Kathy Butler |  GBR | 8:58.60 q | 
| 7 | 580 | Werknesh Kidane |  ETH | 8:59.42 q | 
| 8 | 577 | Maria Cristina Petite |  ESP | 9:06.49 | 
| 9 | 547 | Ji Li |  CHN | 9:06.78 | 
| 10 | 614 | HrisostomÃa Iakóvou |  GRE | 9:12.15 | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 3:03.16 |  Kathy BUTLER |  GBR | 
| 2000 m | 6:07.18 |  Asmae LEGHZAOUI |  MAR |