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.
| Gold |  Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia (ETH) | |
| Silver | Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH) | |
| Bronze | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Rank | Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30:24.02 | |||
| 30:25.41 (SB) | |||
| 30:26.00 | |||
| 4 | 30:27.18 (SB) | ||
| 5 | 30:30.26 (NR) | ||
| 6 | 30:32.47 | ||
| 7 | 30:33.53 (SB) | ||
| 8 | 30:33.75 (SB) | ||
| 9 | 30:42.75 (SB) | ||
| 10 | 30:55.80 | ||
| 11 | 31:03.75 (SB) | ||
| 12 | 31:04.55 (SB) | ||
| 13 | 31:17.97 | ||
| 14 | 31:21.20 (PB) | ||
| 15 | 31:24.29 | ||
| 16 | 31:26.66 (PB) | ||
| 17 | 31:28.21 | ||
| 18 | 31:43.74 | ||
| 19 | 31:55.15 (SB) | ||
| 20 | 31:57.85 | ||
| 21 | 32:02.38 | ||
| 22 | 32:07.00 | ||
| 23 | 32:28.29 (SB) | ||
| 24 | 33:04.73 | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNS |