Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Women's 5000 metres walk
# Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Women's 5000 metres walk

The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1985 Summer Universiade was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on 30 August. It was the first time that any racewalking event was contested by women at the Universiade.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Aleksandra Grigoryeva | Soviet Union | 22:21.10 |
| | Yan Hong | China | 22:25.77 |
| | Natalya Serbinenko | Soviet Union | 22:27.21 |
| 4 | Ann Peel | Canada | 22:44.51 |
| 5 | Xu Yongjiu | China | 23:32.50 |
| 6 | Lorraine Jachno | Australia | 23:35.90 |
| 7 | Sally Pierson | Australia | 24:07.90 |
| 8 | Asami Suzuki | Japan | 25:39.62 |
| 9 | Carol Brown | United States | 26:07.87 |
| | Julie Wunrow | United States | DQ |
