| Final: Start time: 21:00 +8 UTC, Temperature 24° C, Humidity 69 % _ |   
| Ranking Final | time |   | SO | bib |  | 1. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi |  KEN | 9:19.11 |   | 8 | 561 |  | 2. Habiba Ghribi |  TUN | 9:19.24 |   | 2 | 815 |  | 3. Gesa Felicitas Krause |  GER | 9:19.25 | Pb | 12 | 434 |  | 4. Sofia Assefa |  ETH | 9:20.01 | Sb | 4 | 335 |  | 5. Emma Coburn |  USA | 9:21.78 |   | 14 | 872 |  | 6. Hiwot Ayalew |  ETH | 9:24.27 |   | 3 | 336 |  | 7. Virginia Nyambura Nganga |  KEN | 9:26.21 |   | 5 | 572 |  | 8. Lalita Shivaji Babar |  IND | 9:29.64 |   | 7 | 466 |  | 9. Stephanie Garcia |  USA | 9:31.06 |   | 9 | 883 |  | 10.Salima Elouali Alami |  MAR | 9:32.15 |   | 13 | 601 |  | 11.Ruth Jebet |  BRN | 9:33.41 |   | 1 | 191 |  | 12.Colleen Quigley |  USA | 9:34.29 |   | 15 | 912 |  | 13.Kaya Özlem |  TUR | 9:34.66 |   | 6 | 819 |  | 14.Fadwa Sidi Madane |  MAR | 9:41.45 |   | 10 | 606 |  | 15.Rosefline Chepngetich |  KEN | 9:46.08 |   | 11 | 557 |   
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|  Intermediate times: |  | 1000m: Lalita Shivaji Babar (IND) 3:09.96 |  | 2000m: Lalita Shivaji Babar (IND) 6:22.27 |   
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  Heats - Monday 24.08 09:45 |  | First 3 and Best 6 advanced to Final. |   
 Heat 1: Start time: 09:44, Temperature 25° C, Humidity 69 %%   
 
| Ranking Heat 1 | time |   | SO | bib |  | 1. Hiwot Ayalew |  ETH | 9:25.55 |   | 2 | 336 |  | 2. Virginia Nyambura Nganga |  KEN | 9:28.50 |   | 9 | 572 |  | 3. Stephanie Garcia |  USA | 9:29.34 |   | 4 | 883 |  | 4. Madeline Heiner |  AUS | 9:30.79 |   | 5 | 121 |  | 5. Amina Bettiche |  ALG | 9:36.10 | Sb | 1 | 102 |  | 6. Geneviève Lalonde |  CAN | 9:36.83 |   | 13 | 219 |  | 7. Maruša Mišmaš |  SLO | 9:37.73 |   | 6 | 758 |  | 8. Camilla Richardsson |  FIN | 9:53.13 |   | 15 | 361 |  | 9. Michelle Finn |  IRL | 9:55.27 |   | 3 | 477 |  | 10.Muriel Coneo |  COL | 9:55.53 | 7 | 12 | 276 |  | 11.Lyudmila Lebedeva |  RUS | 9:58.65 |   | 14 | 728 |  | 12.Rosa Flanagan |  NZL | 10:00.71 |   | 11 | 649 |  | -. Hanane Ouhaddou |  MAR | DQ R163.3(b) | 8 | 605 |  | -. Aisha Praught |  JAM | DQ R163.3(b) | 10 | 522 |  | -. Sviatlana Kudzelich |  BLR | DNF |   | 7 | 158 |   
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| Rule: 163.3(b) - Infringement of the inside border. |   
|  Intermediate times: |  | 1000m: Madeline Heiner (AUS) 3:10.55 |  | 2000m: Madeline Heiner (AUS) 6:22.74 |   
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 Heat 2: Start time: 10:01, Temperature 26° C, Humidity 61 %%   
 
| Ranking Heat 2 | time |   | SO | bib |  | 1. Habiba Ghribi |  TUN | 9:24.38 |   | 15 | 815 |  | 2. Gesa Felicitas Krause |  GER | 9:24.92 |   | 11 | 434 |  | 3. Rosefline Chepngetich |  KEN | 9:25.91 | Pb | 4 | 557 |  | 4. Lalita Shivaji Babar |  IND | 9:27.86 | Nr | 14 | 466 |  | 5. Salima Elouali Alami |  MAR | 9:28.18 |   | 8 | 601 |  | 6. Colleen Quigley |  USA | 9:29.09 |   | 10 | 912 |  | 7. Kaya Özlem |  TUR | 9:30.23 | Pb | 6 | 819 |  | 8. Mariya Shatalova |  UKR | 9:36.87 | Pb | 1 | 846 |  | 9. Birtukan Fente |  ETH | 9:39.77 |   | 5 | 346 |  | 10.Erin Teschuk |  CAN | 9:40.07 | Pb | 2 | 223 |  | 11.Victoria Mitchell |  AUS | 9:43.73 |   | 9 | 128 |  | 12.Silvia Dânekova |  BUL | 9:46.31 |   | 7 | 194 |  | 13.Sara Louise Treacy |  IRL | 9:48.24 |   | 13 | 481 |  | 14.Charlotta Fougberg |  SWE | 9:50.79 |   | 12 | 790 |  | 15.Ekaterina Doseykina |  RUS | 10:13.26 |   | 3 | 717 |   
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|  Intermediate times: |  | 1000m: Özlem Kaya (TUR) 3:08.29 |  | 2000m: Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 6:19.84 |   
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 Heat 3: Start time: 10:17, Temperature 26° C, Humidity 61 %%   
 
| Ranking Heat 3 | time |   | SO | bib |  | 1. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi |  KEN | 9:26.19 |   | 1 | 561 |  | 2. Sofia Assefa |  ETH | 9:26.47 |   | 15 | 335 |  | 3. Emma Coburn |  USA | 9:27.19 |   | 8 | 872 |  | 4. Fadwa Sidi Madane |  MAR | 9:27.87 | Pb | 4 | 606 |  | 5. Ruth Jebet |  BRN | 9:27.93 |   | 9 | 191 |  | 6. Etenesh Diro |  ETH | 9:31.97 |   | 12 | 344 |  | 7. Genevieve LaCaze |  AUS | 9:39.35 |   | 5 | 125 |  | 8. Sandra Eriksson |  FIN | 9:39.64 |   | 2 | 355 |  | 9. Lucie Sekanová |  CZE | 9:45.72 |   | 3 | 309 |  | 10.Klara Bodinson |  SWE | 9:50.13 |   | 7 | 788 |  | 11.Tugba Güvenc |  TUR | 9:58.07 |   | 13 | 816 |  | 12.Natalya Aristarkhova |  RUS | 10:02.79 |   | 6 | 714 |  | 13.Kerry O'Flaherty |  IRL | 10:05.10 |   | 10 | 478 |  | 14.Xinyan Zhang |  CHN | 10:13.25 |   | 11 | 267 |  | 15.Rolanda Bell |  PAN | 10:33.78 |   | 14 | 654 |   
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|  Intermediate times: |  | 1000m: Tugba Guvenc (TUR) 3:05.66 |  | 2000m: Emma Coburn (USA) 6:20.81 |   
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| Record | Athlete | mark | venue | date |  | World Record | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) | 8:58.81 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 |  | Championship Record | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | 9:06.57 | Osaka, Japan | 27 August 2007 |  | World Leading | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | 9:11.28 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July 2015 |  | African Record | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | 9:07.14 | Oslo, Norway | 7 June 2012 |  | Asian Record | Ruth Jebet (BHR) | 9:20.55 | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2014 |  | Nacac Record | Emma Coburn (USA) | 9:11.42 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12 July 2014 |  | South American Record | Sabine Heitling (BRA) | 9:41.22 | London, United Kingdom | 25 July 2009 |  | European Record | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) | 8:58.81 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 |  | Oceanian Record | Donna MacFarlane (AUS) | 9:18.35 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |   
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| Athlete | Best 2015 | Pers. Best | Heat | L | birth | bib |  | 2. Habiba Ghribi |  TUN | 9:11.28 | 9:08.37 | Heat 2 | 15 | 09 Apr 84 | 815 |  | 1. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi |  KEN | 9:12.51 | 9:12.51 | Heat 3 | 1 | 13 Jan 92 | 561 |  | 7. Virginia Nyambura Nganga |  KEN | 9:13.85 | 9:13.85 | Heat 1 | 9 | 20 Jul 93 | 572 |  | 6. Hiwot Ayalew |  ETH | 9:14.98 | 9:09.61 | Heat 1 | 2 | 06 Mar 90 | 336 |  | 5. Emma Coburn |  USA | 9:15.59 | 9:11.42 | Heat 3 | 8 | 19 Oct 90 | 872 |  | 2. Gesa Felicitas Krause |  GER | 9:20.15 | 9:20.15 | Heat 2 | 11 | 03 Aug 92 | 434 |  | 10.Salima Elouali Alami |  MAR | 9:20.64 | 9:20.64 | Heat 2 | 8 | 29 Dec 83 | 601 |  | 11.Ruth Jebet |  BRN | 9:21.40 | 9:20.55 | Heat 3 | 9 | 17 Nov 96 | 191 |  | -. Madeline Heiner |  AUS | 9:21.56 | 9:21.56 | Heat 1 | 5 | 15 May 87 | 121 |  | 4. Sofia Assefa |  ETH | 9:23.04 | 9:09.00 | Heat 3 | 15 | 14 Nov 87 | 335 |  | 9. Stephanie Garcia |  USA | 9:23.48 | 9:23.48 | Heat 1 | 4 | 03 May 88 | 883 |  | -. Birtukan Fente |  ETH | 9:24.91 | 9:24.91 | Heat 2 | 5 | 18 Jun 89 | 346 |  | 12.Colleen Quigley |  USA | 9:24.92 | 9:24.92 | Heat 2 | 10 | 20 Nov 92 | 912 |  | -. Etenesh Diro |  ETH | 9:29.10 | 9:14.07 | Heat 3 | 12 | 10 May 91 | 344 |  | -. Sviatlana Kudzelich |  BLR | 9:31.70 | 9:27.95 | Heat 1 | 8 | 07 May 87 | 158 |  | -. Tugba Güvenc |  TUR | 9:33.34 | 9:33.34 | Heat 3 | 13 | 09 Jul 94 | 816 |  | -. Silvia Dânekova |  BUL | 9:33.41 | 9:33.41 | Heat 2 | 7 | 07 Feb 83 | 194 |  | 8. Lalita Shivaji Babar |  IND | 9:34.13 | 9:34.13 | Heat 2 | 14 | 02 Jun 89 | 466 |  | -. Natalya Aristarkhova |  RUS | 9:35.07 | 9:30.64 | Heat 3 | 6 | 31 Oct 89 | 714 |  | -. Maruša MiŠmaŠ |  SLO | 9:35.10 | 9:35.10 | Heat 1 | 6 | 24 Oct 94 | 758 |  | -. Genevieve Lacaze |  AUS | 9:35.17 | 9:33.19 | Heat 3 | 5 | 04 Aug 89 | 125 |  | -. Geneviève Lalonde |  CAN | 9:35.69 | 9:35.69 | Heat 1 | 13 | 05 Sep 91 | 219 |  | 15.Rosefline Chepngetich |  KEN | 9:35.75 | 9:35.75 | Heat 2 | 4 | 17 Jun 97 | 557 |  | 14.Fadwa Sidi Madane |  MAR | 9:36.13 | 9:36.13 | Heat 3 | 4 | 20 Nov 94 | 606 |  | -. Victoria Mitchell |  AUS | 9:36.52 | 9:30.84 | Heat 2 | 9 | 25 Apr 8 | 128 |  | -. Lyudmila Lebedeva |  RUS | 9:36.56 | 9:36.56 | Heat 1 | 14 | 23 May 90 | 728 |  | -. Aisha Praught |  JAM | 9:36.63 | 9:34.69 | Heat 1 | 7 | 14 Dec 89 | 522 |  | -. Sandra Eriksson |  FIN | 9:36.90 | 9:24.70 | Heat 3 | 2 | 04 Jun 89 | 355 |  | 13.Özlem Kaya |  TUR | 9:36.98 | 9:36.98 | Heat 2 | 6 | 20 Apr 90 | 819 |  | -. Ekaterina Doseykina |  RUS | 9:39.37 | 9:35.28 | Heat 2 | 3 | 30 Mar 90 | 717 |  | -. Klara Bodinson |  SWE | 9:40.21 | 9:40.21 | Heat 3 | 7 | 11 Jun 90 | 788 |  | -. Amina Bettiche |  ALG | 9:40.24 | 9:29.20 | Heat 1 | 1 | 14 Dec 87 | 102 |  | -. Rosa Flanagan |  NZL | 9:41.42 | 9:41.42 | Heat 1 | 11 | 28 Feb 96 | 649 |  | -. Lucie Sekanová |  CZE | 9:41.84 | 9:41.84 | Heat 3 | 3 | 05 Aug 89 | 309 |  | -. Erin Teschuk |  CAN | 9:42.15 | 9:42.15 | Heat 2 | 2 | 25 Oct 94 | 223 |  | -. Mariya Shatalova |  UKR | 9:42.34 | 9:42.34 | Heat 2 | 1 | 01 Mar 89 | 846 |  | -. Kerry O'flaherty |  IRL | 9:42.61 | 9:42.61 | Heat 3 | 10 | 15 Jul 81 | 478 |  | -. Michelle Finn |  IRL | 9:43.34 | 9:43.34 | Heat 1 | 3 | 16 Nov 89 | 477 |  |  Qualifiyng standard: 9:44.00 |  | -. Sara Louise Treacy |  IRL | 9:44.14 | 9:44.14 | Heat 2 | 13 | 22 Jun 89 | 481 |  | -. Camilla Richardsson |  FIN | 9:46.34 | 9:46.34 | Heat 1 | 15 | 14 Sep 93 | 361 |  | -. Charlotta Fougberg |  SWE | 9:46.51 | 9:23.96 | Heat 2 | 12 | 19 Jun 85 | 790 |  | -. Xinyan Zhang |  CHN | 9:46.82 | 9:46.82 | Heat 3 | 11 | 09 Feb 94 | 267 |  | -. Rolanda Bell |  PAN | 9:47.16 | 9:47.16 | Heat 3 | 14 | 27 Oct 87 | 654 |  | -. Muriel Coneo |  COL | 9:53.1 | 9:53.1 | Heat 1 | 12 | 15 Mar 87 | 276 |   
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| Name | time | date | Venue |  | 1. Gulnara Galkina (rus) | 8:58.81 | 17 Aug 08 | Beijing (NS) |  | 2. Yuliya Zaripova (rus) | 9:05.02 | 17 Aug 12 | Stockholm (Olympiastadion) |  | 3. Ekaterina Volkova (rus) | 9:06.57 | 27 Aug 07 | Osaka (Nagai Stadium) |  | 4. Milcah Chemos Cheywa (ken) | 9:07.14 | 7 Jun 12 | Oslo (Bislett) |  | 5. Marta Domínguez (esp) | 9:07.32 | 17 Aug 09 | Berlin (Olympiastadion) |  | 6. Eunice Jepkorir Kertich (ken) | 9:07.41 | 17 Aug 08 | Beijing (NS) |  | 7. Habiba Ghribi (tun) | 9:08.37 | 6 Aug 12 | London (Olympic Stadium) |  | 8. Sofia Assefa (eth) | 9:09.00 | 7 Jun 12 | Oslo (Bislett) |  | 9. Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova (rus) | 9:09.19 | 27 Aug 07 | Osaka (Nagai Stadium) |  | 10.Hiwot Ayalew (eth) | 9:09.61 | 7 Jun 12 | Oslo (Bislett) |   
| Name | time | date | Venue |  | 1. Habiba Ghribi (tun) | 9:11.28 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 2. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi | 9:12.51 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 3. Virginia Nyambura Nganga (ken) | 9:13.85 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 4. Hiwot Ayalew (eth) | 9:14.98 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 5. Emma Coburn (usa) | 9:15.59 | 27 Jun 15 | Eugene (HF), OR |  | 6. Purity Cherotich Kirui (ken) | 9:17.89 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 7. Gesa Felicitas Krause (ger) | 9:20.15 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 8. Lidya Chepkurui (ken) | 9:20.44 | 4 Jun 15 | Roma (Stadio Olimpico) |  | 9. Salima Elouali Alami (mar) | 9:20.64 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |  | 10.Tigist Getnet (eth) | 9:20.65 | 17 Jul 15 | Monaco (Stade Louis II) |   
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