| 1 | Sabine Völker (Senior) | GER | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3:07.07 | (13) | |
| Lucille Opitz (Senior) | GER | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3:07.07 | (13) | |
| Anni Friesinger (Senior) | GER | 3:01.25 | (1) | | 3:02.72 | (4) | | 3:01.52 | (4) | | - | | |
| Claudia Pechstein (Senior) | GER | 3:01.25 | (1) | | 3:02.72 | (4) | | 3:01.52 | (4) | | - | | |
| Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (Senior) | GER | 3:01.25 | (1) | | 3:02.72 | (4) | | 3:01.52 | (4) | | 3:07.07 | (13) | |
| 2 | Shannon Rempel (Neo) | CAN | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3:06.45 | (7) | |
| Christine Nesbitt (Neo) | CAN | 3:02.91 | (4) | | - | | | 3:01.24 | (1) | OR, NR, TR | - | | |
| Cindy Klassen (Senior) | CAN | - | | | 3:02.13 | (1) | | 3:01.24 | (1) | OR, NR, TR | - | | |
| Clara Hughes (Senior) | CAN | 3:02.91 | (4) | | 3:02.13 | (1) | PB | - | | | 3:06.45 | (7) | |
| Kristina Groves (Senior) | CAN | 3:02.91 | (4) | | 3:02.13 | (1) | | 3:01.24 | (1) | OR, NR, TR | 3:06.45 | (7) | |
| 3 | Jekaterina Lobysjeva (Neo) | RUS | - | | | - | | | 3:05.93 | (13) | | - | | |
| Galina Likhatsjova (Senior) | RUS | - | | | 3:07.42 | (10) | | 3:05.93 | (13) | | - | | |
| Varvara Barysjeva (Senior) | RUS | - | | | 3:07.42 | (10) | | - | | | 3:03.19 | (1) | PB |
| Svetlana Vysokova (Senior) | RUS | - | | | 3:07.42 | (10) | | - | | | 3:03.19 | (1) | |
| Jekaterina.82 Abramova (Senior) | RUS | - | | | - | | | 3:05.93 | (13) | | 3:03.19 | (1) | |
| 4 | Hiromi Ootsu (Neo) | JPN | DNF | | | - | | | - | | | 3:08.34 | (19) | |
| Eriko Ishino (Neo) | JPN | DNF | | | 3:05.95 | (7) | | - | | | - | | |
| Nami Nemoto (Senior) | JPN | - | | | 3:05.95 | (7) | | - | | | 3:08.34 | (19) | |
| Maki Tabata (M30) | JPN | DNF | | | 3:05.95 | (7) | | - | | | 3:08.34 | (19) | |
| 5 | Amy Sannes (Senior) | USA | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3:07.83 | (16) | PB |
| Jennifer Rodriguez (Senior) | USA | - | | | - | | | 3:04.59 | (10) | | - | | |
| Margaret Crowley (Neo) | USA | 3:04.22 | (7) | PB | - | | | - | | | 3:07.83 | (16) | |
| Catherine Raney (Senior) | USA | 3:04.22 | (7) | | - | | | 3:04.59 | (10) | | - | | |
| Maria Lamb (Neo) | USA | 3:04.22 | (7) | | - | | | 3:04.59 | (10) | | 3:07.83 | (16) | |
| 6 | Moniek Kleinsman (Neo) | NED | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3:06.67 | (10) | |
| Gretha Smit (Senior) | NED | 3:05.62 | (10) | SB | - | | | - | | | 3:06.67 | (10) | |
| Renate Groenewold (Senior) | NED | - | | | - | | | 3:03.65 | (7) | | 3:06.67 | (10) | |
| Ireen Wüst (Neo) | NED | 3:05.62 | (10) | | - | | | 3:03.65 | (7) | | - | | |
| Paulien van Deutekom (Senior) | NED | 3:05.62 | (10) | | - | | | 3:03.65 | (7) | SB | - | | |
| 7 | Annette Bjelkevik (Senior) | NOR | 3:06.20 | (13) | | - | | | DNF | | | 3:06.34 | (4) | |
| Hedvig Bjelkevik (Senior) | NOR | 3:06.20 | (13) | | - | | | DNF | | | 3:06.34 | (4) | |
| Maren Haugli (Neo) | NOR | 3:06.20 | (13) | | - | | | DNF | | | 3:06.34 | (4) | |
| 8 | Jia Ji (Neo) | CHN | 3:06.91 | (16) | | - | | | 3:08.29 | (16) | | 3:18.24 | (22) | |
| Fei.82 Wang (Senior) | CHN | 3:06.91 | (16) | | - | | | 3:08.29 | (16) | | 3:18.24 | (22) | |
| Xiaolei Zhang (Neo) | CHN | 3:06.91 | (16) | | - | | | 3:08.29 | (16) | | 3:18.24 | (22) | |