The women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 14 July.
| Gold | Katalin Szentgyörgyi | |
| Silver | Anastasiya Zubova | |
| Bronze | Tatyana Khmelyova |
14 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 15:40.55 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15:40.78 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15:51.88 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 15:57.03 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 15:58.47 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:01.30 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 16:02.99 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:05.42 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 16:05.52 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 16:05.61 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:10.42 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 16:18.68 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:26.58 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:44.16 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 16:47.11 |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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