| 1 | Gunda Niemann (Senior) | GER | 7:31.57 | TR | - |
| 2 | Heike Warnicke (Senior) | GER | 7:37.59 | | +6.020 |
| 3 | Claudia Pechstein (Neo) | GER | 7:39.80 | | +8.230 |
| 4 | Carla Zijlstra (Neo) | NED | 7:41.10 | | +9.530 |
| 5 | Ljudmila Prokasjeva (Neo) | KAZ | 7:41.65 | NR | +10.080 |
| 6 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (Senior) | RUS | 7:44.19 | | +12.620 |
| 7 | Svetlana Bazhanova (A2) | RUS | 7:45.55 | NRJ, TRJ | +13.980 |
| 8 | Lia van Schie (Neo) | NED | 7:46.94 | | +15.370 |
| 9 | Seiko Hashimoto (Senior) | JPN | 7:47.65 | | +16.080 |
| 10 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 7:50.42 | | +18.850 |
| 11 | Jasmin Krohn (Senior) | SWE | 7:50.64 | | +19.070 |
| 12 | Yumi Kaeriyama (Senior) | JPN | 7:50.77 | PB | +19.200 |
| 13 | Mihaela Dascălu (Neo) | ROU | 7:54.03 | | +22.460 |
| 14 | Mitsue Uehara (Neo) | JPN | 7:54.15 | SB | +22.580 |
| 15 | Emese Hunyady (Senior) | AUT | 7:56.48 | | +24.910 |
| 16 | Junhong Liu (Neo) | CHN | 8:04.31 | PB | +32.740 |
| 17 | Mary Docter (M30) | USA | 8:04.42 | | +32.850 |
| 18 | Qing Zhang (Senior) | CHN | 8:04.71 | SB | +33.140 |
| 19 | Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (Neo) | ROU | 8:07.16 | SB | +35.590 |
| 20 | Elke Felicetti (Neo) | ITA | 8:08.44 | PB | +36.870 |
| 21 | Anette Tønsberg (Neo) | NOR | 8:09.68 | | +38.110 |
| 22 | Else Ragni Yttredal (Neo) | NOR | 8:09.69 | | +38.120 |
| 23 | Tara Laszlo (Neo) | USA | 8:15.00 | PB | +43.430 |
| 24 | Michelle Kline (Neo) | USA | 8:20.88 | SB | +49.310 |