The women's 5000 metres event at the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on 19 August in İzmir, Turkey.
The winning margin was 15.74 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 5,000 metres was won by more than 15 seconds at these games.
Results Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Kim Smith 15:29.18 CR Tetyana Holovchenko 15:44.92 Jolene Byrne 15:56.01 PB Zeng Guang 16:03.43 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 16:07.99 SB Poppy Mlambo 16:10.35 SB Sonia Bejarano 16:18.14 Mariko Nakao 16:21.96 Ljiljana Ćulibrk 16:27.20 NR 10 Megan Metcalfe 16:37.20 11 Dobrinka Shalamanova 16:45.52 SB 12 Jekaterina Patjuk 16:58.48 13 Yuki Ogauchi 16:59.30 PB 14 Minette Bell 17:10.14 15 Rini Budiarti 17:10.95 16 Marilena Sophocleous 17:20.63 NJR 17 Gabriela Traña 17:56.38 Jéssica Augusto Binnaz Uslu
References Finals results Full results