Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres
# Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 14 July 1987.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Patty Murray | USA | 33:11.26 |
| | Zhong Huandi | China | 33:11.59 |
| | Yelena Uskova | Soviet Union | 33:14.71 |
| 4 | Elena Murgoci | Romania | 33:30.27 |
| 5 | Ellen Lyons | United States | 34:03.44 |
| 6 | Irina Yagodina | Soviet Union | 34:05.96 |
| 7 | Marguerite Buist | New Zealand | 34:08.27 |
| 8 | Maria-Luisa Servin | Mexico | 34:32.38 |
| 9 | Yolanda Quimbita | Ecuador | 35:20.44 |
| 10 | Mara Mićanović | Yugoslavia | 35:32.22 |
| | Dimitra Papaspirou | Greece | DNF |
| | Astrid Schmidt | West Germany | DNS |
