| 1 | Carla Sacramento | POR | |
4:04,24 |
| 2 | Regina Jacobs | USA | |
4:04,63 |
| 3 | Anita Weyermann | SUI | |
4:04,70 |
| 4 | Mayte Zuniga | ESP | 4:04,80 | |
| 5 | Leah Pells | CAN | 4:06,18 | |
| 6 | Andrea Suldesova | CZE | 4:06,33 | |
| 7 | Olga Nelyubova | RUS | 4:07,34 | |
| 8 | Sonia O'Sullivan | IRL | 4:07,81 | |
| 9 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:08,15 | |
| 10 | Malin Ewerlof | SWE | 4:08,68 | |
| 11 | Robyn Meagher | CAN | 4:10,83 | |
| 12 | Malgorzata Rydz | POL | 4:13,25 |