| Final 14:20 | time |  | 1. Paula Radcliffe |  GBR | 2:20:57 |  | 2. Catherine Ndereba |  KEN | 2:22:01 |  | 3. Constantina Tomescu |  ROM | 2:23:19 |  | 4. Derartu Tulu |  ETH | 2:23:30 |  | 5. Chunxiu Zhou |  CHN | 2:24:12 |  | 6. Yumiko Hara |  JPN | 2:24:20 |  | 7. Rita Sitienei Jeptoo |  KEN | 2:24:22 |  | 8. Harumi Hiroyama |  JPN | 2:25:46 |  | 9. Helen Kimutai |  KEN | 2:26:14 |  | 10.Megumi Oshima |  JPN | 2:26:29 |  | 11.Madai Perez |  MEX | 2:26:50 |  | 12.Halina Karnatsevich |  BLR | 2:27:14 |  | 13.Dorota Gruca |  POL | 2:27:46 |  | 14.Yong-Ok Jong |  PRK | 2:29:43 |  | 15.Mari Ozaki |  JPN | 2:30:28 |  | 16.Asha Gigi |  ETH | 2:30:38 |  | 17.Ryoko Eda |  JPN | 2:31:16 |  | 18.Mara Yamauchi |  GBR | 2:31:26 |  | 19.Rosaria Console |  ITA | 2:32:47 |  | 20.Alina Ivanova |  RUS | 2:32:53 |  | 21.Aurica Buia |  ROM | 2:33:20 |  | 22.Shitaye Gemechu |  ETH | 2:34:01 |  | 23.Song-Suk Oh |  PRK | 2:34:07 |  | 24.Gum-Hwa Ryang |  PRK | 2:34:35 |  | 25.Hayley Haining |  GBR | 2:34:41 |  | 26.Turena Johnson-Lane |  USA | 2:34:43 |  | 27.Anna Pichrtova |  CZE | 2:34:45 |  | 28.Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu |  NOR | 2:35:08 |  | 29.Beatrice Omwanza |  KEN | 2:35:48 |  | 30.Jill Boaz |  USA | 2:36:29 |  | 31.Isabel Eizmendi |  ESP | 2:36:41 |  | 32.Ana Dias |  POR | 2:36:50 |  | 33.Shireen Crumpton |  NZL | 2:37:03 |  | 34.Irina Permitina |  RUS | 2:38:16 |  | 35.Emily Levan |  USA | 2:38:32 |  | 36.Jennifer Crain |  USA | 2:39:02 |  | 37.Dire Tune |  ETH | 2:39:13 |  | 38.Nadezhda Wijenberg |  NED | 2:39:36 |  | 39.Liza Hunter-Galvan |  NZL | 2:39:47 |  | 40.Tegla Loroupe |  KEN | 2:39:58 |  | 41.Nadia Ejjafini |  BRN | 2:41:51 |  | 42.Maija Oravamaki |  FIN | 2:43:31 |  | 43.Clarisse Rasoarizay |  MAD | 2:43:58 |  | 44.Jung-Hee Oh |  KOR | 2:47:42 |  | 45.Rebecca Moore |  NZL | 2:50:36 |  | 46.Epiphanie Nyirabarame |  RWA | 2:52:11 |  | 47.Hafida Narmouch |  MAR | 2:52:41 |  | 48.Mulu Seboka |  ETH | 2:53:08 |  | 49.Nili Avramski |  ISR | 2:54:08 |  | 50.Mary Akor |  USA | 2:57:18 |  | 51.Mamokete Lechela |  LES | 3:03:26 |  | -. Debbie Mason |  GBR | DNF |  | -. Kenza Wahbi |  MAR | DNF |  | -. William John Fabiola |  TAN | DNF |  | -. Kay Ulrich |  NZL | DNF |  | -. Nuta Olaru |  ROM | DNF |  | -. Zhor El Kamch |  MAR | DNF |  | -. Sandra Ruales |  ECU | DNS |  | -. Agueda Amaral |  TLS | DNS |   
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| Athlete | Team | N | 2005 | Best |  | Paula Radcliffe | GBR | 34 | 2:17:42 | 2:15:25 |  | Constantina Tomescu | ROM | 10 | 2:22:50 | 2:22:50 |  | Chunxiu Zhou | CHN | 53 | 2:23:24 | 2:23:24 |  | Mari Ozaki | JPN | 26 | 2:23:59 | 2:23:30 |  | Yumiko Hara | JPN | 29 | 2:24:19 | 2:24:19 |  | Megumi Oshima | JPN | 28 | 2:24:25 | 2:24:25 |  | Ryoko Eda | JPN | 27 | 2:24:54 | 2:24:54 |  | Catherine Ndereba | KEN | 18 | 2:25:13 | 2:18:47 |  | Harumi Hiroyama | JPN | 30 | 2:25:56 | 2:22:56 |  | Asha Gigi | ETH | 13 | 2:27:38 | 2:26:05 |  | Rosaria Console | ITA | 38 | 2:28:04 | 2:27:48 |  | Helen Kimutai | KEN | 22 | 2:28:36 | 2:25:53 |  | Halina Karnatsevich | BLR | 45 | 2:28:43 | 2:28:43 |  | Irina Permitina | RUS | 52 | 2:29:44 | 2:26:51 |  | Beatrice Omwanza | KEN | 19 | 2:30:41 | 2:27:19 |  | Dire Tune | ETH | 16 | 2:30:48 | 2:30:48 |  | Mulu Seboka | ETH | 17 | 2:30:54 | 2:30:54 |  | Alina Ivanova | RUS | 46 | 2:31:22 | 2:25:34 |  | Ana Dias | POR | 40 | 2:31:27 | 2:28:49 |  | Jung-Hee Oh | KOR | 47 | 2:31:41 | 2:31:41 |  | Rita Sitienei Jeptoo | KEN | 20 | 2:31:51 | 2:28:11 |  | Mara Yamauchi | GBR | 35 | 2:31:52 | 2:31:52 |  | Derartu Tulu | ETH | 15 | 2:31:58 | 2:23:57 |  | Yong-Ok Jong | PRK | 23 | 2:32:50 | 2:26:12 |  | Shitaye Gemechu | ETH | 14 | 2:32:51 | 2:26:15 |  | Anna Pichrtova | CZE | 59 | 2:33:02 | 2:32:39 |  | Song-Suk Oh | PRK | 25 | 2:33:09 | 2:31:14 |  | Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu | NOR | 49 | 2:33:09 | 2:33:09 |   
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| Athlete | Team | N | 2005 | Best |  | Isabel Eizmendi | ESP | 41 | 2:33:14 | 2:33:14 |  | Gum-Hwa Ryang | PRK | 24 | 2:33:37 | 2:33:37 |  | Liza Hunter-Galvan | NZL | 6 | 2:34:40 | 2:34:40 |  | William John Fabiola | TAN | 55 | 2:34:41 | 2:34:41 |  | Tegla Loroupe | KEN | 21 | 2:34:42 | 2:20:43 |  | Hayley Haining | GBR | 37 | 2:35:23 | 2:35:23 |  | Aurica Buia | ROM | 12 | 2:35:40 | 2:31:39 |  | Zhor El Kamch | MAR | 31 | 2:36:54 | 2:26:10 |  | Debbie Mason | GBR | 36 | 2:36:59 | 2:35:40 |  | Sandra Ruales | ECU | 56 | 2:37:02 | 2:37:02 |  | Mary Akor | USA | 3 | 2:37:19 | 2:37:19 |  | Shireen Crumpton | NZL | 9 | 2:37:24 | 2:37:24 |  | Nuta Olaru | ROM | 11 | 2:37:37 | 2:24:33 |  | Kay Ulrich | NZL | 8 | 2:39:08 | 2:39:08 |  | Rebecca Moore | NZL | 7 | 2:39:58 | 2:39:58 |  | Hafida Narmouch | MAR | 32 | 2:40:58 | 2:40:58 |  | Emily Levan | USA | 5 | 2:43:14 | 2:39:54 |  | Nili Avramski | ISR | 54 | 2:44:50 | 2:36:36 |  | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | RWA | 42 | 2:50:57 | 2:44:45 |  | Clarisse Rasoarizay | MAD | 58 | 2:54:12 | 2:38:21 |  | Mamokete Lechela | LES | 44 | 3:11:04 | 2:57:33 |  | Nadezhda Wijenberg | NED | 39 | - | 2:28:45 |  | Madai Perez | MEX | 43 | - | 2:27:08 |  | Dorota Gruca | POL | 50 | - | 2:28:49 |  | Jill Boaz | USA | 2 | - | 2:34:54 |  | Kenza Wahbi | MAR | 33 | - | 2:36:29 |  | Jennifer Crain | USA | 1 | - | 2:37:36 |  | Turena Johnson-Lane | USA | 4 | - | 2:37:38 |  | Nadia Ejjafini | BRN | 57 | - | 2:38:39 |  | Maija Oravamaki | FIN | 51 | - | 2:39:07 |  | Agueda Amaral | TLS | 48 | - | 3:03:53 |   
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