| 1 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | KEN | |
30:48,98 | |
| 2 | Sally Kipyego | KEN | |
30:50,04 | |
| 3 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | KEN | |
30:53,59 | |
| 4 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | KEN | 30:56,43 | ||
| 5 | Meselech Melkamu | ETH | 30:56,55 | ||
| 6 | Shitaye Eshete | BRN | 31:21,57 | NR | |
| 7 | Shalane Flanagan | USA | 31:25,57 | ||
| 8 | Ana Dulce Félix | POR | 31:37,03 | ||
| 9 | Jennifer Rhines | USA | 31:47,59 | ||
| 10 | Jessica Augusto | POR | 32:06,68 | ||
| 11 | Tigist Kiros | ETH | 32:11,37 | ||
| 12 | Christelle Daunay | FRA | 32:22,20 | ||
| 13 | Kara Goucher | USA | 32:29,58 | ||
| 14 | Hikari Yoshimoto | JPN | 32:32,22 | ||
| 15 | Kayo Sugihara | JPN | 32:53,89 | ||
| 16 | Krisztina Papp | HUN | 32:56,02 | ||
| 17 | Megumi Kinukawa | JPN | 34:08,37 | ||
| Meseret Defar | ETH | DNF | |||
| Eloise Wellings | AUS | DNS |