| 1 | Yelena Nikolayeva | RUS | |
11:49,73 |
| 2 | Kerry Saxby-Junna | AUS | |
11:53,82 |
| 3 | Ileana Salvador | ITA | |
11:55,35 |
| 4 | Beate Anders | GER | 11:57,14 | |
| 5 | Yelena Arshintseva | RUS | 12:01,22 | |
| 6 | Annarita Sidoti | ITA | 12:04,16 | |
| 7 | Sari Essayah | FIN | 12:06,10 | |
| 8 | Madelein Svensson | SWE | 12:18,10 | |
| 9 | Sada Buksniene | LTU | 12:40,18 | |
| Debbie Lawrence | USA | DQ |