The women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on 29 August in Daegu, South Korea.
The winning margin was 0.43 seconds as it would be in the 2015 edition of these games. As of 2024, these are the only two occasions where the women's 5,000 metres has been won by less than a second at these games.
Results Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Eloise Poppett 15:47.19 Zhang Yuhong 15:47.62 Cristina Casandra 15:50.44 Hayley McGregor 15:51.82 Judith Plá 15:55.97 Poppy Mlambo 16:02.34 Sonia Bejarano 16:10.44 Tomoko Horioka 16:22.17 Rebecca Stallwood 16:40.46 10 Eleni Gebremedhin 16:52.45 11 Fatima Boufares 17:15.76 12 Karla Silva 17:18.33 Inês Monteiro
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