| | | Final: Start time: 19:15 +8 UTC, Temperature --° C, Humidity --% _ | 
 | Ranking Final | time |  | SO | bib |  | 1. Almaz Ayana |  ETH | 14:26.83 | CR | 3 | 337 |  | 2. Senbere Teferi |  ETH | 14:44:07 |  | 8 | 352 |  | 3. Genzebe Dibaba |  ETH | 14:44.14 |  | 14 | 342 |  | 4. Viola Jelagat Kibiwot |  KEN | 14:46.16 |  | 13 | 563 |  | 5. Mercy Cherono |  KEN | 15:01.36 |  | 9 | 559 |  | 6. Janet Kisa |  KEN | 15:02.68 | SB | 1 | 568 |  | 7. Irene Chepet Cheptai |  KEN | 15:03.41 |  | 5 | 558 |  | 8. Susan Kuijken |  NED | 15:08.00 |  | 6 | 618 |  | 9. Ayuko Suzuki |  JPN | 15:08.29 | PB | 11 | 547 |  | 10.Eloise Wellings |  AUS | 15:09.62 | Sb | 12 | 135 |  | 11.Mimi Belete |  BRN | 15:17.01 |  | 10 | 188 |  | 12 Stephanie Twell |  GBR | 15:26.24 |  | 7 | 413 |  | 13.Nicole Tully |  USA | 15:27.42 |  | 15 | 924 |  | 14.Misaki Onishi |  JPN | 15:29.63 |  | 2 | 544 |  | 15.Jennifer Wenth |  AUT | 15:35.46 |  | 4 | 137 | 
 | | Women 5000m History |  | Qualifiyng standard: 15:20.00 |  | Entries administered by Entry Standard only – no invitation by rankings. | 
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 | Heats - Thursday 27.08 09:40 |  | First 5 and Best 5 advanced to Final. | 
 |  Heat 1: Start time: 09:40, Temperature 26° C, Humidity 58%                    
 | Ranking Heat 1 | time |  | SO | bib |  | 1. Genzebe Dibaba |  ETH | 15:20.82 |  | 4 | 342 |  | 2. Mercy Cherono |  KEN | 15:20.94 |  | 7 | 559 |  | 3. Mimi Belete |  BRN | 15:20.94 |  | 6 | 188 |  | 4. Irene Chepet Cheptai |  KEN | 15:21.03 |  | 9 | 558 |  | 5. Susan Kuijken |  NED | 15:25.67 |  | 1 | 618 |  | 6. Misaki Onishi |  JPN | 15:33.84 |  | 13 | 544 |  | 7. Stephanie Twell |  GBR | 15:34.72 |  | 5 | 413 |  | 8. Nicole Tully |  USA | 15:41.03 |  | 11 | 924 |  | 9. Madeline Heiner |  AUS | 15:47.97 |  | 10 | 121 |  | 10.Gulshat Fazlitdinova |  RUS | 15:48.44 |  | 12 | 718 |  | 11.Nicole Sifuentes |  CAN | 15:50.99 |  | 2 | 222 |  | 12.Olivia Mugove Chitate |  ZIM | 16:34.70 | Pb | 3 | 945 |  | -. Nikki Hamblin |  NZL | DNS |  | 8 | 651 | 
 | | Intemediate times |  | 1000m Misaki Onishi (JPN) 3:04.76 |  | 2000m Misaki Onishi (JPN) 6:10.56 |  | 3000m Stephanie Twell (GBR) 9:20.73 |  | 4000m Mercy Cherono (KEN) 12:26:58 | 
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 |  Heat 2: Start time: 10:04, Temperature 26° C, Humidity 58%                     
 | Ranking Heat 2 | time |  | SO | bib |  | 1. Almaz Ayana |  ETH | 15:09.40 |  | 3 | 337 |  | 2. Senbere Teferi |  ETH | 15:14.57 |  | 5 | 352 |  | 3. Viola Jelagat Kibiwot |  KEN | 15:15.27 |  | 1 | 563 |  | 4. Janet Kisa |  KEN | 15:26.49 |  | 14 | 568 |  | 5. Eloise Wellings |  AUS | 15:26.67 | Sb | 2 | 135 |  | 6. Ayuko Suzuki |  JPN | 15:28.18 |  | 4 | 547 |  | 7. Jennifer Wenth |  AUT | 15:43.57 |  | 7 | 137 |  | 8. Betlhem Desalegn |  UAE | 15:48.52 |  | 6 | 820 |  | 9. Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal |  NOR | 16:02.20 |  | 12 | 643 |  | 10.Marielle Hall |  USA | 16:06.60 |  | 9 | 885 |  | 11.Azusa Sumi |  JPN | 16:13.65 |  | 8 | 546 |  | 12.Abbey D'Agostino |  USA | 16:16.47 |  | 11 | 873 |  | -. Maureen Koster |  NED | DNF |  | 10 | 617 |  | -. Elena Korobkina |  RUS | DNF |  | 13 | 724 | 
 | | Intemediate times |  | 1000m Ayuko Suzuki (JPN) 3:16.67 |  | 2000m Ayuko Suzuki (JPN) 6:17.24 |  | 3000m Almaz Ayana (KEN) 9:17.23 |  | 4000m Almaz Ayana (KEN) 12:13:90 | 
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 | | Record | Athlete | mark | venue | date |  | World Record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |  | Championship Record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:38.59 | Helsinki, Finland | 13 August 2005 |  | World Leading | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | 14:14.32 | Shanghai, China | 17 May 2015 |  | African Record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |  | Asian Record | Bo Jiang (CHN) | 14:28.09 | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 |  | Nacac Record | Molly Huddle (USA) | 14:42.64 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 18 July 2014 |  | South American Record | Simone da Silva (BRA) | 15:18.85 | Paulo, Brazil São | 20 May 2011 |  | European Record | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | 14:23.75 | Kazan, Russia | 19 July 2008 |  | Oceanian Record | Kimberley Smith (NZL) | 14:45.93 | Rome, Italy | 11 July 2008 | 
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