| Final | time | gap | SO | Birth |
| 1. Yalemzerf Yehualaw Densa |  Ethiopia | 1:10:26 GR | | 6. | 03 Aug 1999 |
| 2. Degitu Azimeraw Asires | Ethiopia | 1:10:31 | +0:05 | 5. | 24 Jan 1999 |
| 3. Meseret Belete Tola | Ethiopia | 1:12:08 | +1:42 | 7. | 16 Sep 1999 |
| 4. Hellen Jepkurgat Jepkurgat |  Kenya | 1:12:29 | +2:03 | 8. | |
| 5. Grace Mbuthye Kimanzi | Kenya | 1:13:16 | +2:50 | 9. | 02 Mar 1992 |
| 6. Fortunate Chidzivo |  Zimbabwe | 1:13:47 | +3:21 | 16. | 16 Mar 1987 |
| 7. Natalia Elisante Sulle |  Tanzania | 1:14:33 | +4:07 | 14. | 21 Jul 1988 |
| 8. Lavinia Ndatjooli Haitope |  Namibia | 1:14:53 | +4:27 | 11. | 03 Mar 1990 |
| 9. Linet Toroitich C. Toroitich Chebet |  Uganda | 1:15:15 | +4:49 | 15. | |
| 10.Dolshi Teklegergish |  Eritrea | 1:15:25 | +4:59 | 3. | 17 Jun 1999 |
| 11.Simret Merhawi Tewelde | Eritrea | 1:15:26 | +5:00 | 4. | 24 Dec 1993 |
| 12.Kokob Solomon | Eritrea | 1:15:33 | +5:07 | 2. | 04 Jun 1994 |
| 13.Beata Nandjala Naigambo | Namibia | 1:24:28 | +14:02 | 12. | 11 Mar 1980 |
| 14.Koutou Madjou |  Chad | 1:38:03 | +27:37 | 1. | 09 Oct 2000 |
| -. Caroline Jebet Korir | Kenya | DNF | | 10. | 11 Aug 1994 |
| -. Sara Ramadhani Makera | Tanzania | DNF | | 13. | 30 Dec 1987 |
