Cursa de 5000 de metri feminin de la Campionatul Mondial de Atletism din 1997 a avut loc pe 9 august.
| Aur | Argint | Bronz |
| Gabriela Sabo România |
Roberta Brunet Italia |
Fernanda Ribeiro Portugalia |
| Loc | Nume | Rezultat | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Sabo ( ROU ) | 14:57,68 | ||
| Roberta Brunet ( ITA ) | 14:58.29 | SB | |
| Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR ) | 14:58.85 | ||
| patru | Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) | 15:01.74 | |
| 5 | Lydia Cheromei ( KEN ) | 15:07.88 | |
| 6 | Liu Jianying ( CHN ) | 15:10.64 | PB |
| 7 | Libby Hickman ( SUA ) | 15:11.15 | PB |
| opt | Harumi Hiroyama ( JPN ) | 15:21.19 | |
| 9 | Li Wei ( CHN ) | 15:24.04 | |
| zece | Merima Denboba ( ETH ) | 15:27,76 | |
| unsprezece | Keith Anderson ( AUS ) | 15:27,78 | |
| 12 | Ayeles Worku ( ETH ) | 15:28.07 | |
| 13 | Naoko Takahashi ( JPN ) | 15:32.83 | |
| cincisprezece | Gunhild Halle ( NOR ) | 15:37,85 | |
| 16 | Yuko Kawakami ( JPN ) | 15:45.48 |