The women's 5000 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 August.Results at Tilastopaja
Results ARRS results
Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Nnenna Lynch 15:47.61 Lori Durward 15:48.68 Sarah Howell 15:49.96 Cristina Iloc 15:52.43 Kristin Ihle 16:03.73 Miwako Yamanaka 16:07.38 Melissa Moon 16:13.06 Stine Larsen 16:15.95 Sunita Rani 16:21.59 10 Maggie Chan Man Yee 16:51.73 11 Khadija Karaoui 16:58.57 12 Margaret Awuma 17:35.02 13 Svetlana Svekla 17:42.97 14 Essalha Anibi 17:51.61 Mari Sotani
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