| 1 | ASI | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 4:00,84 |
| 2 | RUS | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 4:02,45 |
| 3 | OCE | Sarah Jamieson | AUS | 4:02,82 |
| 4 | EUR | Daniela Yordanova | BUL | 4:02,97 |
| 5 | POL | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:06,52 |
| 6 | AME | Carmen Douma-Hussar | CAN | 4:07,36 |
| 7 | AFR | Nouria Mérah-Benida | ALG | 4:10,25 |
| 8 | USA | Treniere Clement | USA | 4:13,55 |
| 9 | GRE | Kalliópi Astropekáki | GRE | 4:40,68 |