2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
# 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The Women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 2005 World Championships in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The final was held on 6 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Bronze | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |

## Finishing times

| Rank | Name | Result |
| - | - | - |
| | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 30:24.02 |
| | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 30:25.41 (SB) |
| | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) | 30:26.00 |
| 4 | Xing Huina (CHN) | 30:27.18 (SB) |
| 5 | Edith Masai (KEN) | 30:30.26 (NR) |
| 6 | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) | 30:32.47 |
| 7 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | 30:33.53 (SB) |
| 8 | Galina Bogomolova (RUS) | 30:33.75 (SB) |
| 9 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 30:42.75 (SB) |
| 10 | Irene Kwambai Kipchumba (KEN) | 30:55.80 |
| 11 | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) | 31:03.75 (SB) |
| 12 | Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT) | 31:04.55 (SB) |
| 13 | Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) | 31:17.97 |
| 14 | Katie McGregor (USA) | 31:21.20 (PB) |
| 15 | Kimberley Smith (NZL) | 31:24.29 |
| 16 | Jennifer Rhines (USA) | 31:26.66 (PB) |
| 17 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) | 31:28.21 |
| 18 | Hitomi Miyai (JPN) | 31:43.74 |
| 19 | Benita Johnson (AUS) | 31:55.15 (SB) |
| 20 | Alena Samokhvalova (RUS) | 31:57.85 |
| 21 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) | 32:02.38 |
| 22 | Blake Russell (USA) | 32:07.00 |
| 23 | Mihaela Botezan (ROM) | 32:28.29 (SB) |
| 24 | Dulce María Rodríguez (MEX) | 33:04.73 |
| — | Marie Davenport (IRE) | DNF |
| — | Kathy Butler (GBR) | DNF |
| — | Alice Timbilili (KEN) | DNS |
