| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2008 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | Isabel Checa |  ESP | 9:14.19 | 9:14.19 | 
| 2 | 232 | Alemitu Bekele |  TUR | 8:55.51o | 8:56.73 | 
| 3 | 34 | Fei Xue |  CHN | ||
| 4 | 127 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |  KEN | 8:40.09o | 8:52.53 | 
| 5 | 139 | Hanane Ouhaddou |  MAR | 8:54.51 | 8:54.51 | 
| 6 | 260 | Jennifer Rhines |  USA | 8:35.03o | 8:59.98 | 
| 7 | 172 | Elena Antoci |  ROU | 8:54.16 | 8:54.16 | 
| 8 | 70 | Meseret DEFAR |  ETH | 8:23.72 | 8:27.93 | 
| 9 | 206 | Yelena Orlova |  RUS | 8:43.88 | 8:44.61 | 
| 10 | 153 | Kimberley Smith |  NZL | 8:35.31o | |
| 11 | 85 | Lisa Dobriskey |  GBR | 8:47.25 | 8:50.42 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2008 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 163 | Jessica AUGUSTO |  POR | 8:41.53o | 8:46.29 | 
| 2 | 71 | Meselech Melkamu |  ETH | 8:23.74 | 8:29.48 | 
| 3 | 83 | Helen Clitheroe |  GBR | 8:51.02 | 8:51.02 | 
| 4 | 249 | Julie Culley |  USA | 9:00.14 | 9:00.14 | 
| 5 | 132 | Maria Pia Nehme |  LBN | 10:26.2o | 10:26.2o | 
| 6 | 226 | Zakia Mrisho |  TAN | 8:39.91o | |
| 7 | 189 | Olga Komyagina |  RUS | 8:35.67 | 8:48.71 | 
| 8 | 115 | Silvia Weissteiner |  ITA | 8:44.81 | 8:55.04 | 
| 9 | 28 | Megan Wright |  CAN | 8:52.85 | 8:52.85 | 
| 10 | 137 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  MAR | 8:29.52o | 8:35.86 | 
| 11 | 169 | Daniela Donisa |  ROU | 8:55.39 | 8:55.39 | 
| 12 | 128 | Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru |  KEN | 8:52.9o | 9:03.59 |