LA-WM 1997Fr, 01.08. - So, 10.08.
Do, 07.08.1997, 19:35 Uhr
| Pos | Name | Zeit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fernanda Ribeiro | 15:27.30m |
| 2 |  | Jianying Liu | 15:29.28m |
| 3 |  | Lydia Cheromei | 15:32.00m |
| 4 |  | Merima Denboba | 15:32.01m |
| 5 |  | Naoko Takahashi | 15:32.25m |
| 6 | | Yuko Kawakami | 15:32.71m |
| 7 |  | Sonia O'Sullivan | 15:40.82m |
| 8 |  | Stela Olteanu | 15:40.86m |
| 9 |  | Olivera Jevtic | 15:43.76m |
| 10 |  | Hrisostomia Iakovou | 15:51.14m |
| 11 |  | Restituta Joseph | 15:55.22m |
| 12 |  | Amy Rudolph | 16:00.87m |
| 13 | | Una English | 16:07.09m |
| 14 |  | Jeļena Prokopčuka | 16:27.63m |
| 15 |  | Helena Javornik | 16:28.38m |
| 16 |  | Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim | DNF |
| 16 |  | Anne Hare | DNF |
| 18 |  | Annemari Kiekara | DNS |
| 18 |  | Carol Howe | DNS |