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Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 22, 2000
Date Finished: September 22, 2000
Format: Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Gabriela Szabo |
| Silver: | Sonia O'Sullivan |
| Bronze: | Gete Wami |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonia O'Sullivan | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 15:07.91 | QU |
| 2 | Jo Pavey | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 15:08.82 | QU |
| 3 | Gete Wami | 25 | Ethiopia | ETH | 15:08.92 | QU |
| 4 | Lydia Cheromei | 23 | Kenya | KEN | 15:09.32 | QU |
| 5 | Daniela Yordanova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 15:10.08 | QC |
| 6 | Benita Willis-Johnson | 21 | Australia | AUS | 15:21.37 | |
| 7 | Elva Dryer | 28 | United States | USA | 15:23.99 | |
| 8 | Rosemary Ryan | 24 | Ireland | IRL | 15:33.05 | |
| 9 | Nora Rocha | 32 | Mexico | MEX | 15:38.72 | |
| 10 | Michiko Shimizu | 29 | Japan | JPN | 15:48.20 | |
| 11 | Dulce María Rodríguez | 28 | Mexico | MEX | 15:54.17 | |
| 12 | Yamna Belkacem | 26 | France | FRA | 16:08.49 | |
| 13 | Helena Javornik | 34 | Slovenia | SLO | 16:09.60 | |
| 14 | Elisa Cobañea | 34 | Argentina | ARG | 16:16.58 | |
| 15 | Nebiat Habtemariam | 21 | Eritrea | ERI | 16:30.41 | |
| 16 | Maysa Hussain Matrood | 22 | Iraq | IRQ | 17:17.58 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Cheruiyot | 24 | Kenya | KEN | 15:13.18 | QU |
| 2 | Ayelech Worku | 21 | Ethiopia | ETH | 15:13.26 | QU |
| 3 | Olga Yegorova | 28 | Russia | RUS | 15:14.34 | QU |
| 4 | Irina Mikitenko | 28 | Germany | GER | 15:14.76 | QU |
| 5 | Susanne Pumper | 30 | Austria | AUT | 15:16.66 | |
| 6 | Roberta Brunet | 35 | Italy | ITA | 15:27.32 | |
| 7 | Amy Rudolph | 26 | United States | USA | 15:28.91 | |
| 8 | Sonja Stolić | 20 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 15:38.96 | |
| 9 | Megumi Tanaka | 25 | Japan | JPN | 15:39.83 | |
| 10 | Marta Domínguez | 24 | Spain | ESP | 15:45.07 | |
| 11 | Khrysostomia Iakovou | 29 | Greece | GRE | 15:46.48 | |
| 12 | Samukeliso Moyo | 26 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 15:47.76 | |
| 13 | Zhor El-Kamch | 27 | Morocco | MAR | 16:02.50 | |
| 14 | Anne Cross | 36 | Australia | AUS | 16:07.18 | |
| 15 | Andrea Whitcombe | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | 16:15.82 | |
| 16 | Chan Maggie | 24 | Hong Kong | HKG | 16:20.43 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriela Szabo | 24 | Romania | ROU | 15:08.36 | QU |
| 2 | Werknesh Kidane | 18 | Ethiopia | ETH | 15:08.62 | QU |
| 3 | Tatyana Tomashova | 25 | Russia | RUS | 15:08.92 | QU |
| 4 | Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka | 23 | Latvia | LAT | 15:09.45 | QU |
| 5 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 17 | Kenya | KEN | 15:11.11 | QC |
| 6 | Olivera Jevtić | 23 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 15:11.25 | QC |
| 7 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | 24 | Japan | JPN | 15:23.41 | |
| 8 | Beatriz Santiago | 31 | Spain | ESP | 15:31.94 | |
| 9 | Kate Anderson-Richardson | 26 | Australia | AUS | 15:45.34 | |
| 10 | Inga Juodeškienė | 28 | Lithuania | LTU | 15:46.37 | |
| 11 | Anne Marie Lauck | 31 | United States | USA | 15:47.78 | |
| 12 | Ebru Kavaklıoğlu | 30 | Turkey | TUR | 15:49.15 | |
| 13 | Breda Dennehy-Willis | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 15:49.58 | |
| 14 | Diane Nukuri | 15 | Burundi | BDI | 16:38.30 | |
| 15 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 15 | Malawi | MAW | 16:39.82 | |
| 16 | Priscilla Mamba | 28 | Swaziland | SWZ | 17:30.04 | |
| 17 | Baatarkhüügiin Battsetseg | 24 | Mongolia | MGL | 18:22.98 |