The women's 5000 metres event at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held on 10 and 12 July at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Jessica Judd | Nicole Hutchinson | Julia van Velthoven |
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16:19.61 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 16:20.05 | Q, PB | |||
| 3 | 1 | 16:24.23 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 16:24.81 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 16:27.46 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 16:30.67 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 16:31.61 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 16:33.86 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 16:34.38 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 16:40.54 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 16:41.34 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 17:04.82 | q, PB | |||
| 13 | 2 | 17:17.05 | q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 17:21.32 | q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 17:24.29 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 17:38.01 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 17:53.22 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 18:23.92 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 18:54.99 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:45.82 | |||||
| 15:48.06 | |||||
| 15:51.75 | PB | ||||
| 15:56.94 | |||||
| 15:57.76 | |||||
| 15:59.66 | PB | ||||
| 16:03.57 | |||||
| 16:07.38 | |||||
| 16:12.40 | |||||
| 10 | 16:29.86 | ||||
| 11 | 16:38.18 | PB | |||
| 12 | 17:02.08 | ||||
| 13 | 17:18.80 | ||||
| 14 | 17:33.48 | ||||
| 15 | 17:42.76 |