| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1998 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Maapela |  RSA | ||
| 2 | Margaret Jepkenboi |  KEN | ||
| 3 | Demelza Murrihy |  NZL | ||
| 4 | Amber Gasgogne |  GBR | ||
| 5 | Lixin Lan |  CHN | ||
| 6 | Zivilé Balciünaité |  LTU | ||
| 7 | Yoshiko Fujinaga |  JPN | ||
| 8 | Otgonbayar Luvsanlundeg |  MGL | ||
| 9 | Eloise Wellings |  AUS | ||
| 10 | Seltana Aït Hammou |  MAR | 8:59.2 | 8:59.2 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1998 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Chapple |  AUS | ||
| 2 | Yelena Tolstygina |  BLR | ||
| 3 | Inês Monteiro |  POR | ||
| 4 | Melanie Schulz |  GER | ||
| 5 | Lili Yin |  CHN | ||
| 6 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame |  RWA | ||
| 7 | Genet Teka |  ETH | ||
| 8 | Diana Maciusonyte |  LTU | ||
| 9 | Vanessa Veiga |  ESP | 9:25.81 | 9:25.81 | 
| 10 | Yemenashu Taye |  ETH | 8:54.79 | 8:54.79 | 
| 11 | Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT |  KEN | 8:53.06 |