| Final 19:10 | Team | Time | | 1. Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:06.40 | | 2. Carmen Douma-Hussar | CAN | 4:08.18 | | 3. Gulnara Samitova | RUS | 4:08.26 | | 4. Daniela Yordanova | BUL | 4:08.52 | | 5. Nataliya Sydorenko-Tobias | UKR | 4:09.03 | | 6. Yuliya Kosenkova | RUS | 4:09.32 | | 7. Alesya Turova | BLR | 4:09.81 | | 8. Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:10.32 | | 9. Kelly Holmes | GBR | 4:12.30 |
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| Heat 1 19:20 | Team | Time | | 1. Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:08.23 | | 2. Gulnara Samitova | RUS | 4:08.48 | | 3. Daniela Yordanova | BUL | 4:08.50 | | 4. Nataliya Sydorenko-Tobias | UKR | 4:08.96 | | 5. Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:09.01 | | 6. Carmen Douma-Hussar | CAN | 4:09.28 | | 7. Judit Varga | HUN | 4:10.71 | | 8. Nuria Fernandez | ESP | 4:11.95 | | 9. Latifa Essarokh | FRA | 4:13.74 | | 10.Konstadina Efedaki | GRE | 4:18.58 | | -. Niusha Mancilla | BOL | DNF |
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| Heat 2 19:30 | Team | Time | | 1. Kelly Holmes | GBR | 4:11.15 | | 2. Alesya Turova | BLR | 4:11.36 | | 3. Yuliya Kosenkova | RUS | 4:11.37 | | 4. Sonja Roman | SLO | 4:11.72 | | 5. Natalia Rodriguez | ESP | 4:13.52 | | 6. Andrea Suldesova | CZE | 4:13.66 | | 7. Alina Cucerzan | ROM | 4:15.58 | | 8. Jenelle Deatherage | USA | 4:20.21 | | 9. Nelya Neporadna | UKR | 4:22.24 | | -. Mardrea Hyman | JAM | DNF |
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