| Final | Team | Time | | 1. Huina Xing | Chn | 30:24.36s PB | | 2. Ejegayehu Dibaba | Eth | 30:24.98s PB | | 3. Derartu Tulu | Eth | 30:26.42s SB | | 4. Werknesh Kidane | Eth | 30:28.30s | | 5. Lornah Kiplagat | Ned | 30:31.92s | | 6. Yingjie Sun | Chn | 30:54.37s SB | | 7. Jelena Prokopcuka | Lat | 31:04.10s NR | | 8. Lidiya Grigoryeva | Rus | 31:04.62s | | 9. Lucy Wangui | Ken | 31:05.90s PB | | 10. Helena Javornik | Slv | 31:06.63s NR | | 11. Mihaela Botezan | Rom | 31:11.24s NR | | 12. Kathy Butler | Gbr | 31:41.13s | | 13. Megumi Tanaka | Jpn | 31:42.18s | | 14. Marie Davenport | Irl | 31:50.49s | | 15. Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Ger | 32:00.85s | | 16. Alice Timbilil | Ken | 32:12.57s | | 17. Sally Barsosio | Ken | 32:14.00s | | 18. Harumi Hiroyama | Jpn | 32:15.12s | | 19. Elva Dryer | USA | 32:18.16s | | 20. Aniko Kalovics | Hun | 32:21.47s | | 21. Kate O'Neill | USA | 32:24.04s | | 22. Galina Bogomolova | Rus | 32:25.10s | | 23. Adriana Fernandez | Mex | 32:29.57s | | 24. Benita Johnson | Aus | 32:32.01s | | 25. Haley McGregor | Aus | 33:35.27s | | 26. Kayoko Fukushi | Jpn | 33:48.66s | | 27. Natalia Cherches | Mol | 34:04.97s | | - Souad Ait Salem | Alg | DNF | | - Natalya Berkut | Ukr | DNF | | - Paula Radcliffe | Gbr | DNF | | - Fernanda Ribeiro | Por | DNF |
| | Middle Time | Athlete | Team | Time | | 1000m | Natalya Berkut | Ukr | 3:16.02 | | 2000m | Jelena Prokopcuka | Lat | 6:21.82 | | 3000m | Paula Radcliffe | Gbr | 9:27.40 | | 4000m | Derartu Tulu | Eth | 12:32.69 | | 5000m | Ejegayehu Dibaba | Eth | 15:34.56 | | 6000m | Werknesh Kidane | Eth | 18:37.39 | | 7000m | Werknesh Kidane | Eth | 21:34.26 | | 8000m | Werknesh Kidane | Eth | 24:34.70 | | 9000m | Werknesh Kidane | Eth | 27:34.79 |
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