| Date | 15 August 2008 — 20:25 |
|---|---|
| Location | Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2783 | Gulnara Galkina | RUS | 9:15.17 | |||
| 2 | 2266 | Ruth Bosibori | KEN | 9:19.75 | |||
| 3 | 2581 | Wioletta Frankiewicz | POL | 9:21.88 | |||
| 4 | 2702 | Cristina Casandra | ROU | 9:22.38 | |||
| 5 | 3030 | Habiba Ghribi | TUN | 9:25.50 | |||
| 6 | 1793 | Helen Clitheroe | GBR | 9:29.14 | |||
| 7 | 1357 | Zhu Yanmei | CHN | 9:29.63 | |||
| 8 | 3135 | Lindsey Anderson | USA | 9:36.81 | |||
| 9 | 1668 | Mekdes Bekele | ETH | 9:41.43 | |||
| 10 | 2039 | Fionnuala Britton | IRL | 9:43.57 | |||
| 11 | 3113 | Valentyna Horpynych | UKR | 9:43.95 | |||
| 12 | 1595 | Rosa María Morató | ESP | 9:45.33 | |||
| 13 | 1080 | Victoria Mitchell | AUS | 9:47.88 | |||
| 14 | 3036 | Türkan Erişmiş | TUR | 9:48.54 | |||
| 15 | 2672 | Clarisse Cruz | POR | 9:49.45 | |||
| 16 | 2209 | Minori Hayakari | JPN | 9:49.70 | |||
| 17 | 1020 | Widad Mendil | ALG | 9:52.35 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | ![]() | 3:02.63 | |
| 2000m | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | ![]() | 6:10.62 |