The women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.
| Gold | Elvan Abeylegesse | |
| Silver | Tatyana Petrova | |
| Bronze | Sonia Bejarano |
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 15:16.79 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:02.79 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:17.81 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:21.76 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:25.20 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:26.51 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 16:46.27 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:14.85 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNS |
According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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