The women's 5000 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 18–20 August.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Binnaz Uslu | Sara Moreira | Natalya Popkova |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16:04.68 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 16:06.26 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 16:06.44 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 16:06.59 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 16:07.57 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 16:23.82 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 16:26.03 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 16:28.05 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 16:39.31 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 16:41.58 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 16:47.35 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 16:54.28 | q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 16:59.11 | q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 17:03.66 | q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 17:41.11 | q, SB | |||
| 16 | 1 | 18:08.14 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 18:15.75 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 18:20.39 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 18:54.69 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 19:42.37 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 20:10.47 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 21:31.03 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:41.15 | PB | ||||
| 15:45.83 | |||||
| 15:52.55 | |||||
| 15:59.22 | |||||
| 16:03.13 | |||||
| 16:04.05 | |||||
| 16:10.60 | |||||
| 16:11.94 | |||||
| 16:14.58 | |||||
| 10 | 16:26.06 | ||||
| 11 | 16:53.15 | ||||
| 12 | 16:54.95 | ||||
| 13 | 17:04.99 | ||||
| 14 | 17:24.45 | SB | |||