Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 5000 metres
# Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held in Beijing, China on 1 September.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 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 |
