| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Kelly |
GBR
|
16:15.36 | 16:15.36 |
| 2 | Nadia Ejjafini |
MAR
|
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| 3 | Werknesh Kidane |
ETH
|
16:14.16 | 16:14.16 |
| 4 | Merima Hashim |
ETH
|
16:09.61 | 16:09.61 |
| 5 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono |
KEN
|
16:14.70 | 16:14.70 |
| 6 | Yuka Hata |
JPN
|
16:18.54 | 16:18.54 |
| 7 | Helena Volná |
CZE
|
16:09.10 | 16:09.10 |
| 8 | Catherine Lallemand |
BEL
|
16:09.24 | 16:09.24 |
| 9 | Siphulwazi Sibindi |
ZIM
|
16:21.99 | 16:21.99 |
| 10 | Liqing Song |
CHN
|
14:45.71 | 16:11.77 |
| 11 | Faith Chemutai |
KEN
|
16:11.56 | 16:11.56 |
| 12 | Sunita Rani |
IND
|
16:23.30 | 16:23.30 |
| 13 | Jessica Carlberg |
SWE
|
16:24.83 | 16:24.83 |
| 14 | Lili Yin |
CHN
|
14:39.96 | 16:04.47 |
| 15 | Charlotte Audier |
FRA
|
16:11.64 | 16:11.64 |