| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Souad Aït Salem |  ALG |
| 2 | Haley McGregor |  AUS |
| 3 | Benita Johnson | AUS |
| 4 | Sun Yingjie |  CHN |
| 5 | Xing Huina | CHN |
| 6 | Ejegayehu Dibaba |  ETH |
| 7 | Werknesh Kidane | ETH |
| 8 | Derartu Tulu | ETH |
| 9 | Kathy Butler |  GBR |
| 10 | Paula Radcliffe | GBR |
| 11 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  GER |
| 12 | Anikó Kálovics |  HUN |
| 13 | Marie Davenport |  IRL |
| 14 | Kayoko Fukushi |  JPN |
| 15 | Harumi Hiroyama | JPN |
| 16 | Megumi Tanaka | JPN |
| 17 | Sally Barsosio |  KEN |
| 18 | Lucy Kabuu | KEN |
| 19 | Alice Timbilil | KEN |
| 20 | Jeļena Prokopčuka |  LAT |
| 21 | Natalia Cercheș |  MDA |
| 22 | Adriana Fernández |  MEX |
| 23 | Lornah Kiplagat |  NED |
| 24 | Fernanda Ribeiro |  POR |
| 25 | Mihaela Botezan |  ROU |
| 26 | Galina Bogomolova |  RUS |
| 27 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | RUS |
| 28 | Helena Javornik |  SLO |
| 29 | Nataliya Berkut |  UKR |
| 30 | Elva Dryer |  USA |
| 31 | Kate O'Neill | USA |
