The women's 5000m race at the 1995 World Athletics Championships was held on August 12.
Winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal | Zahra UAZ Morocco |
Final
| A place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ) | 14: 46.47 CR | |
| Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR ) | 14: 48.54 | |
| Zahra UAZIS ( MAR ) | 14: 53.77 | |
| four. | Gabriela Szabo ( ROU ) | 14: 56.57 |
| five. | Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) | 14: 57.02 |
| 6. | Maria Konovalova ( RUS ) | 15: 01.23 |
| 7. | Rosa Cheruyot ( KEN ) | 15: 02.45 |
| eight. | Gwen Griffiths ( RSA ) | 15: 08.05 |
| 9. | Sarah Wedlund ( SWE ) | 15: 08.36 |
| ten. | Elena Fidatov ( ROU ) | 15: 12.58 |
| eleven. | Sally Barsosio ( KEN ) | 15: 39.57 |
| 12. | Michiko Shimizu ( JPN ) | 15: 45.30 |
| 13. | Florence Barsosio ( KEN ) | 15: 56.96 |
| - | Gina Procacio ( USA ) | DNF |
| - | Olga Churbanova ( RUS ) | DNF |
CR - world championship record, DNF - not finished.