| Final | Team | time |   | L | seed | Y |  | 1. Roxanne Tammadge | RSA | 17:03.22 | CR | 4 | 16:15.32 | 20 |  | 2. Melia Meghezzi | ALG | 17:21.95 |   | 2 | 18:09.00 | 23 |  | 3. Shrone Austin | SEY | 17:27.76 |   | 6 | 18:00.00 | 22 |  | -. Dominique Dryding | RSA |   |   | 3 | 17:57.51 | 18 |  | -. Sarra Lajnef | TUN |   |   | 5 | 17:22.23 | 22 |  | -. Kirsten Lapham | ZIM |   |   | 7 |   | 22 |   
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| Record - 2007 |  | Natalie Du Toit (RSA) 17:09.03 |   
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