| Final | Team | Time | | 1. Fatuma Roba | ETH | 2:26:05 | | 2. Valentina Yegorova | RUS | 2:28:05 | | 3. Yuko Arimori | JPN | 2:28:39 | | 4. Katrin Doerre-Heinig | GER | 2:28:45 | | 5. Rocio Rios | ESP | 2:30:50 | | 6. Lidia Simon | ROM | 2:31:04 | | 7. Maria Machado | POR | 2:31:11 | | 8. Sonja Krolik | GER | 2:31:16 | | 9. Xiujuan Ren | CHN | 2:31:21 | | 10.Anne Marie Lauck | USA | 2:31:30 | | 11.Malgorzata Sobanska | POL | 2:31:52 | | 12.Izumi Maki | JPN | 2:32:35 | | 13.Ornella Ferrara | ITA | 2:33:09 | | 14.Monica Pont | ESP | 2:33:27 | | 15.Angeline Kanana | KEN | 2:34:19 | | 16.Liz Mccolgan | GBR | 2:34:30 | | 17.Junko Asari | JPN | 2:34:31 | | 18.Franziska Rochat-Moser | SUI | 2:34:48 | | 19.Griselda Gonzalez | ARG | 2:35:12 | | 20.Song Ok Jong | PRK | 2:35:31 |
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| 21.Irina Bogachova | KGZ | 2:35:44 | | 22.Inglandini Gonzalez | COL | 2:35:45 | | 23.Serap Aktas | TUR | 2:36:14 | | 24.Yelena Mazovka | BLR | 2:36:22 | | 25.Marleen Renders | BEL | 2:36:27 | | 26.Chang Ok KIM | PRK | 2:36:31 | | 27.Albertina Dias | POR | 2:36:39 | | 28.Kerryn Mccann | AUS | 2:36:41 | | 29.Aniela Nikiel | POL | 2:36:44 | | 30.Mi-Ja OH | KOR | 2:36:54 | | 31.Linda Somers | USA | 2:36:58 | | 32.Danuta Bartoszek | CAN | 2:37:06 | | 33.Mari Carmen Diaz | MEX | 2:37:14 | | 34.Nelly Glauser | SUI | 2:37:19 | | 35.Ramilya Burangulova | RUS | 2:38:04 | | 36.Judit Foldingne Nagy | HUN | 2:38:43 | | 37.Erika Olivera | CHI | 2:39:06 | | 38.Yvonne Danson | SIN | 2:39:18 | | 39.Marcia Narloch | BRA | 2:39:33 | | 40.Stefanija Statkuviene | LTU | 2:39:51 | | 41.Antje van Schuppen | NED | 2:40:46 | | 42.Maria Polyzou | GRE | 2:41:33 | | 43.Guadaloupe Loma | MEX | 2:41:56 | | 44.Anuta Catuna | ROM | 2:42:01 | | 45.Karen Macleod | GBR | 2:42:08 | | 46.Lorraine Moller | NZL | 2:42:21 | | 47.Albertina Machado | POR | 2:43:44 | | 48.Anita Haakenstad | NOR | 2:43:58 | | 49.Ana Isabel Alonso | ESP | 2:44:12 | | 50.Natasha Galushko | BLR | 2:44:21 | | 51.Adriana Fernandez | MEX | 2:44:23 | | 52.May Allison | CAN | 2:44:38 | | 53.Helena Javornik | SLO | 2:46:58 | | 54.Marilu Salazar | PER | 2:48:58 | | 55.Suzana Ciric | YUG | 2:49:30 | | 56.Nadia Prasad | FRA | 2:50:05 | | 57.Sue Malaxos | AUS | 2:50:46 | | 58.Suzanne Rigg | GBR | 2:52:09 | | 59.Elizabeth Mongudhi | NAM | 2:56:19 | | 60.Solange de Souza | BRA | 2:56:23 | | 61.Guylsara Dadabayeva | TJK | 3:09:08 | | 62.Bimala Ranamagar | NEP | 3:16:19 | | 63.Erhemsaihan Davaajargal | MGL | 3:19:06 | | 64.Sirivanh Ketavong | LAO | 3:25:16 | | 65.Marie Benito | GUM | 3:27:28 | | -. Soon-Duk Kang | KOR | DNF | | -. Kamila Gradus | POL | DNF | | -. Carol Galea | MLT | DNF | | -. Carmen de Oliveira | BRA | DNF | | -. Maria Curatolo | ITA | DNF | | -. Salina Chirchir | KEN | DNF | | -. Joyce Chepchumba | KEN | DNF | | -. Madina Biktagirova | BLR | DNF | | -. Lyubov Klochko | UKR | DNF | | -. Mi-Kyung LEE | KOR | DNF | | -. Elana Meyer | RSA | DNF | | -. Lisa Ondieki | AUS | DNF | | -. Uta Pippig | GER | DNF | | -. Cristina Pomacu | ROM | DNF | | -. Kirsi Rauta | FIN | DNF | | -. Jane Salumae | EST | DNF | | -. Jenny Spangler | USA | DNF | | -. Martha Tenorio | ECU | DNF | | -. Maura Viceconte | ITA | DNF | | -. Alla Zhilyayeva | RUS | DNF |
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