The Women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 2005 World Championships in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The final was held on 6 August.
Medalists
| Gold |  Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia (ETH) |
| Silver | Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Bronze | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
Finishing times
| Rank | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
|
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
|
30:24.02 |
|
Berhane Adere (ETH)
|
30:25.41 (SB) |
|
Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
|
30:26.00 |
| 4 |  Xing Huina (CHN)
|
30:27.18 (SB) |
| 5 |  Edith Masai (KEN)
|
30:30.26 (NR) |
| 6 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH)
|
30:32.47 |
| 7 | Sun Yingjie (CHN)
|
30:33.53 (SB) |
| 8 |  Galina Bogomolova (RUS)
|
30:33.75 (SB) |
| 9 |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
30:42.75 (SB) |
| 10 | Irene Kwambai Kipchumba (KEN)
|
30:55.80 |
| 11 |  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
|
31:03.75 (SB) |
| 12 |  Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT)
|
31:04.55 (SB) |
| 13 | Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS)
|
31:17.97 |
| 14 |  Katie McGregor (USA)
|
31:21.20 (PB) |
| 15 |  Kimberley Smith (NZL)
|
31:24.29 |
| 16 | Jennifer Rhines (USA)
|
31:26.66 (PB) |
| 17 |  Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER)
|
31:28.21 |
| 18 | Hitomi Miyai (JPN)
|
31:43.74 |
| 19 |  Benita Johnson (AUS)
|
31:55.15 (SB) |
| 20 | Alena Samokhvalova (RUS)
|
31:57.85 |
| 21 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN)
|
32:02.38 |
| 22 | Blake Russell (USA)
|
32:07.00 |
| 23 |  Mihaela Botezan (ROM)
|
32:28.29 (SB) |
| 24 |  Dulce María Rodríguez (MEX)
|
33:04.73 |
| — |  Marie Davenport (IRE)
|
DNF |
| — | Kathy Butler (GBR)
|
DNF |
| — | Alice Timbilili (KEN)
|
DNS |
References
- IAAF results Archived 2021-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
| 10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Complete event overview | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
| World champions in women's 10,000 metres | |
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