| Final | time |   | SO | bib |  | 1. Sofia Assefa |  ETH | 9:51.30 |   | 4 | 187 |  | 2. Hiwot Ayalew |  ETH | 9:51.94 |   | 5 | 188 |  | 3. Purity Cherotich |  KEN | 9:52.54 |   | 1 | 285 |  | 4. Magdalene Masai |  KEN | 9:56.76 |   | 2 | 314 |  | 5. Joan Chepkemoi |  KEN | 10:04.54 |   | 9 | 283 |  | 6. Etenesh Diro |  ETH | 10:05.11 |   | 8 | 198 |  | 7. Amina Bettiche |  ALG | 10:29.22 |   | 6 | 2 |  | 8. Luchia Segid |  ERI | 11:11.02 |   | 7 | 172 |  | 9. Annah Bungu |  ZIM | 11:59.79 |   | 3 | 587 |   
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|  Records |  | Rec | Athlete | time | Birth | Venue | date |  | WR | Gulnara Galkina Samitova |  RUS | 8:58.81 | 1978 | Beijing | 17/08/2008 |  | AR | Milcah Chemos Cheywa |  KEN | 9:07.14 | 1986 | Oslo | 07/06/2012 |  | CR | Ruth Bosibori |  KEN | 9:32.99 |   | Algiers | 2007 |   
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