| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Hobson |  AUS |
| 2 | Kylie Risk | AUS |
| 3 | Justine Nahimana |  BDI |
| 4 | Wang Junxia |  CHN |
| 5 | Wang Mingxia | CHN |
| 6 | Yang Siju | CHN |
| 7 | Julia Vaquero |  ESP |
| 8 | Berhane Adere |  ETH |
| 9 | Derartu Tulu | ETH |
| 10 | Gete Wami | ETH |
| 11 | Annemari Sandell |  FIN |
| 12 | Chantal Dällenbach |  FRA |
| 13 | Farida Fatès | FRA |
| 14 | Kathrin Weßel |  GER |
| 15 | Catherina McKiernan |  IRL |
| 16 | Maria Guida |  ITA |
| 17 | Silvia Sommaggio | ITA |
| 18 | Masako Chiba |  JPN |
| 19 | Yuko Kawakami | JPN |
| 20 | Hiromi Suzuki | JPN |
| 21 | Sally Barsosio |  KEN |
| 22 | Tegla Loroupe | KEN |
| 23 | Nyla Carroll |  NZL |
| 24 | Conceição Ferreira |  POR |
| 25 | Fernanda Ribeiro | POR |
| 26 | Iulia Negură |  ROU |
| 27 | Colleen de Reuck |  RSA |
| 28 | Klara Kashapova |  RUS |
| 29 | Lyudmila Petrova | RUS |
| 30 | Firaya Sultanova | RUS |
| 31 | Ursula Jeitziner |  SUI |
| 32 | Daria Nauer | SUI |
| 33 | Olga Ávalos-Appell |  USA |
| 34 | Kate Fonshell | USA |
| 35 | Joan Nesbit | USA |
