| Event: | Women's 5000 metres |
| Win Label: | Winning time |
The Women's 5,000 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. For the third time in a row the title went to Mexico's Adriana Fernández. She set a new Pan Am record in the final, beating her own record (15:46.32) established in 1995 (Mar del Plata).
| 14:28.09 | October 23, 1997 | ||||
| 15:46.32 | March 24, 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Rank | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:30.65 [1] | ||
| 2 | 15:40.98 | ||
| 3 | 15:42.40 | ||
| 4 | 16:09.33 | ||
| 5 | 16:13.59 | ||
| 6 | 16:31.51 | ||
| 7 | 17:01.41 | ||
| 8 | 17:13.72 | ||
| 9 | 17:46.03 |