The women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held in Beijing, China on 1 September.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dong Yanmei |  China |
15:30.28 | |
 |
Tatyana Khmeleva |  Russia |
15:43.18 | |
 |
Yoshiko Fujinaga |  Japan |
15:43.94 | |
| 4 | Rosemary Ryan |  Ireland |
15:48.45 | |
| 5 | Maggie Chan Man Yee |  Hong Kong |
16:05.86 | |
| 6 | Maria Cristina Grosu |  Romania |
16:09.19 | |
| 7 | Margarita Tapia |  Mexico |
16:10.02 | |
| 8 | Yukiko Akaba | Japan |
16:10.22 | |
| 9 | Sin Myong Ae |  North Korea |
16:24.38 | |
| 10 | Sylvia Chelimo |  Uganda |
16:34.96 | |
| 11 | René Kalmer |  South Africa |
16:43.86 | |
| 12 | Lucélia Peres |  Brazil |
17:00.16 | |
| 13 | Heather MacDonald |  Canada |
17:06.24 | |
| 14 | Melissa Gulli |  United States |
17:16.85 | |
| 15 | Li Jingnan | China |
17:25.78 | |
| 16 | Hayley McGregor |  Australia |
17:34.05 | |
| 17 | Hafida Izem |  Morocco |
17:58.73 | |
| 18 | Stephanie Mills | Canada |
18:01.82 | |
| 19 | Saiphon Piawong |  Thailand |
18:46.74 | |
| 20 | Celma Bonfim |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
18:59.62 | |
| 21 | Karla Silva |  Peru |
19:22.36 | |
| 22 | Magdalena Haamwanyena |  Namibia |
20:09.44 | |
| Sarah Glynn | United States |
DNF | ||
| Cheptoo Matany |  Kenya |
DNS | ||
| Amal Al-Matary |  Jordan |
DNS | ||
| Olivera Jevtić |  Yugoslavia |
DNS | ||
| Anastasiya Zubova | Russia |
DNS | ||
| Olga Roseyeva | Russia |
DNS |