| Final 20:30 | Team | time | N | | 1. Meseret Defa | ETH | 14:57.91 | 410 | | 2. Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN | 14:58.50 | 640 | | 3. Priscah Jepleting Cherono | KEN | 14:59.21 | 639 | | 4. Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | KEN | 14:59.26 | 643 | | 5. Elvan Abeylegesse | TUR | 15:00.88 | 904 | | 6. Meselech Melkamu | ETH | 15:01.42 | 415 | | 7. Jennifer Rhines | USA | 15:03.09 | 993 | | 8. Shalane Flanagan | USA | 15:03.86 | 961 | | 9. Joanne Pavey | GBR | 15:04.77 | 479 | | 10.Gelete Burika | ETH | 15:07.46 | 409 | | 11.Mariya Konovalova | RUS | 15:09.71 | 818 | | 13.Silvia Weissteiner | ITA | 15:11.81 | 573 | | 14.Volha Krautsova | BLR | 15:11.82 | 262 | | 14.Kayoko Fukushi | JPN | 15:19.40 | 602 | | 15.Jessica Augusto | POR | 15:24.93 | 759 |
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| Heat 1 20:05 | Team | time | N | | 1. Elvan Abeylegesse | TUR | 15:06.26 | 904 | | 2. Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN | 15:06.54 | 640 | | 3. Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | KEN | 15:06.54 | 643 | | 4. Gelete Burika | ETH | 15:07.21 | 409 | | 5. Shalane Flanagan | USA | 15:07.47 | 961 | | 6. Volha Krautsova | BLR | 15:17.64 | 262 | | 7. Kayoko Fukushi | JPN | 15:19.67 | 602 | | 8. Simret Sultan | ERI | 15:25.29 | 386 | | 9. Michelle Sikes | USA | 15:54.06 | 1000 | | 10.Nora Leticia Rocha | MEX | 16:34.74 | 684 | | 11.Lucia Chandamale | MAW | 16:35.75 | 674 | | 12.Francine Niyonizigiye | BDI | 17:25.22 | 237 | | -. Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | DNS | 412 | | -. Yekaterina Volkova | RUS | DNS | 847 |
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| Heat 2 20:25 | Team | time | N | | 1. Meseret Defar | ETH | 15:10.13 | 410 | | 2. Meselech Melkamu | ETH | 15:10.32 | 415 | | 3. Priscah Jepleting Cherono | KEN | 15:11.22 | 639 | | 4. Joanne Pavey | GBR | 15:11.83 | 479 | | 5. Jennifer Rhines | USA | 15:14.30 | 993 | | 6. Silvia Weissteiner | ITA | 15:15.74 | 573 | | 7. Mariya Konovalova | RUS | 15:16.49 | 818 | | 8. Jessica Augusto | POR | 15:21.23 | 759 | | 9. Kayo Sugihara | JPN | 15:31.44 | 621 | | 10.Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | TAN | 15:33.81 | 895 | | 11.Mary Teresa Cullen | IRL | 15:40.53 | 557 | | 12.Angeline Nyiransabimana | RWA | 15:53.23 | 849 | | 13.Gabriela Traña | CRC | 17:45.56 | 348 | | -. Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | MAR | DNF | 665 |
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