| Final 19:10 | | time | gap | L | Ag | pts | Rk | 800m | 1200m | Ol | | 1. Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 15:46.99 | | 4 | 25 | 918 | 1. | 8:22.49 | 12:36.36 | | 2. Bingjie Li |  China | 15:56.62 | +9.63s | 3 | 21 | 890 | 2. | 8:28.12 | 12:45.42 | | 3. Isabel Gose |  Germany | 15:57.55 | +10.56s | 5 | 21 | 888 | 3. | 8:27.18 | 12:45.90 | | 4. Eve Thomas |  New Zealand | 16:09.43 | +22.44s | 1 | 23 | 856 | 4. | 8:33.16 | 12:55.58 | | 5. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova |  France | 16:12.98 | +25.99s | 2 | 23 | 846 | 5. | 8:34.44 | 12:56.74 | | 6. Peiqi Yang | China | 16:13.08 | +26.09s | 7 | 16 | 846 | 6. | 8:36.52 | 12:58.00 | | 7. Maddy Gough |  Australia | 16:16.85 | +29.86s | 6 | 24 | 836 | 7. | 8:38.45 | 13:01.09 | | 8. Kristel Kobrich |  Chile | 16:18.90 | +31.91s | 8 | 38 | 831 | 8. | 8:41.15 | 13:02.95 |
| World Record: Katie Ledecki, United States 15:20.48 Indianapolis, United States 16th May 2018 | | Championship Record: Katie Ledecki, United States 15:25.48 Kazan, Russia 4th August 2015 | | Olympic Qualification Time (14th Tokyo 2020): 16:09.09 Olympic Consideration Time (+0.5% OQT): 16:13.94 | | OQT - First 4. OCT - First 6. |
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Heats - Monday, 12th February 10:46 | | Best 8 times advanced to Final. OQT - First 1. OCT - First 3. |
| Heat 3 11:23 | | time | | gap | 400m | 800m | 1200m | pts | L | ag | | 1. Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 16:02.96 | Q | | 4:13.63 | 8:29.48 | 12:48.65 | 873 | 4 | 25 | | 2. Isabel Gose |  Germany | 16:10.60 | Q | +7.64s | 4:13.67 | 8:31.64 | 12:54.47 | 852 | 5 | 21 | | 8. Kristel Kobrich |  Chile | 16:16.62 | Q | +13.66s | 4:18.53 | 8:39.09 | 13:00.23 | 837 | 2 | 38 | | 9. Kate Hurst |  United States | 16:17.83 | | +14.87s | 4:18.86 | 8:40.40 | 13:03.91 | 834 | 6 | 18 | | 11.Agostina Hein |  Argentina | 16:21.68 | | +18.72s | 4:21.35 | 8:45.69 | 13:07.93 | 824 | 7 | 15 | | 12.Beatriz Dizotti |  Brazil | 16:25.90 | | +22.94s | 4:21.18 | 8:44.98 | 13:08.90 | 813 | 3 | 23 | | 13.Ichika Kajimoto |  Japan | 16:27.96 | | +25.00s | 4:20.24 | 8:44.14 | 13:10.14 | 808 | 0 | 19 | | 14.Ching Hwee Gan |  Singapore | 16:29.74 | | +26.78s | 4:20.16 | 8:44.69 | 13:09.49 | 804 | 8 | 20 | | 17.Kayla Han | United States | 16:35.02 | | +32.06s | 4:19.43 | 8:43.90 | 13:12.64 | 791 | 1 | 15 | | 20.Imani De Jong |  Netherlands | 16:43.55 | | +40.59s | 4:21.44 | 8:49.69 | 13:20.58 | 771 | 9 | 21 |
| Heat 2 11:05 | | time | | gap | 400m | 800m | 1200m | pts | L | ag | | 3. Bingjie Li |  China | 16:13.61 | Q | +10.65s | 4:18.88 | 8:39.81 | 12:59.93 | 845 | 5 | 21 | | 4. Maddy Gough |  Australia | 16:14.48 | Q | +11.52s | 4:18.36 | 8:40.28 | 13:00.89 | 842 | 3 | 24 | | 5. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova |  France | 16:14.76 | Q | +11.80s | 4:18.85 | 8:39.95 | 13:01.24 | 842 | 4 | 23 | | 6. Peiqi Yang | China | 16:14.85 | Q | +11.89s | 4:19.89 | 8:40.44 | 13:01.19 | 841 | 6 | 16 | | 7. Eve Thomas |  New Zealand | 16:16.43 | Q | +13.47s | 4:18.52 | 8:40.37 | 13:03.08 | 837 | 2 | 23 | | 10.Caitlin Deans | New Zealand | 16:17.98 | | +15.02s | 4:18.79 | 8:40.65 | 13:02.90 | 833 | 1 | 24 | | 15.Tamila Holub |  Portugal | 16:31.64 | | +28.68s | 4:20.63 | 8:44.76 | 13:12.23 | 799 | 7 | 24 | | 16.Ajna Kesely |  Hungary | 16:34.84 | | +31.88s | 4:19.61 | 8:43.16 | 13:12.25 | 792 | 0 | 22 | | 19.Alisee Pisane |  Belgium | 16:37.91 | | +34.95s | 4:22.30 | 8:51.23 | 13:24.02 | 784 | 8 | 21 | | 21.Lucie Hanquet | Belgium | 16:48.23 | | +45.27s | 4:22.30 | 8:51.23 | 13:24.02 | 760 | 9 | 20 |
| Heat 1 10:46 | | time | | gap | 400m | 800m | 1200m | pts | L | ag | | 18.Stephanie Houtman |  South Africa | 16:35.39 | | +32.43s | 4:25.18 | 8:52.45 | 13:18.52 | 790 | 4 | 21 | | 22.Tsz Yin Nip |  Hong Kong | 17:04.85 | | +1:01.89 | 4:29.83 | 9:04.58 | 13:40.75 | 724 | 5 | 23 | | 23.Malak Meqdar |  Marocco | 18:06.86 | | +2:03.90 | 4:41.92 | 9:33.60 | 14:28.31 | 607 | 3 | 16 |
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