| Final 16:02 | time | +time | L | React. |  400m |  800m |  1200m | birth |  | 1. Boglarka Kapas |  HUN | 15:50.22 | CR | 4 | 0.70 | 4:16.96 | 1 | 8:29.30 | 1 | 12:41.35 | 1 | 22 Apr 1993 |  | 2. Mireia Belmonte Garcia |  ESP | 16:00.20 | 9.98 | 5 | 0.69 | 4:18.56 | 4 | 8:34.96 | 3 | 12:50.28 | 3 | 10 Nov 1990 |  | 3. Maria Vilas Vidal |  ESP | 16:01.25 | 11.03 | 3 | 0.69 | 4:17.51 | 2 | 8:31.99 | 2 | 12:47.71 | 2 | 31 May 1996 |  | 4. Tjasa Oder |  SLO | 16:08.67 | 18.45 | 6 | 0.75 | 4:18.72 | 5 | 8:35.36 | 4 | 12:53.42 | 4 | 22 Jun 1994 |  | 5. Simona Quadarella |  ITA | 16:22.64 | 32.42 | 2 | 0.82 | 4:18.07 | 3 | 8:39.61 | 5 | 13:04.07 | 5 | 18 Dec 1998 |  | 6. Adel Juhasz |  HUN | 16:22.69 | 32.47 | 7 | 0.77 | 4:18.77 | 6 | 8:41.61 | 6 | 13:06.43 | 6 | 19 Jul 1998 |  | 7. Julia Hassler |  LIE | 16:25.83 | 35.61 | 1 | 0.82 | 4:19.10 | 7 | 8:42.32 | 7 | 13:07.53 | 7 | 27 Feb 1993 |  | 8. Gaja Natlacen |  SLO | 16:26.08 | 35.86 | 8 | 0.77 | 4:19.63 | 8 | 8:42.95 | 8 | 13:08.70 | 8 | 12 Jun 1997 |   
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|  Records |  | Rec |   | Birth | time | Place | date |  | WR: | Katie Ledecky |  USA | 1997 | 15:25.48 | Kazan (RUS) | 04 Aug 2015 |  | WJ: | Katie Ledecky |  USA | 1997 | 15:28.36 | Gold Coast (AUS) | 24 Aug 2014 |  | ER: | Lotte Friis |  DEN | 1988 | 15:38.88 | Barcelona (ESP) | 30 Jul 2013 |  | EJ: | Target Time | 16:02.29 |   |   |  | CR: | Mireia Belmonte Garcia |  ESP | 1990 | 15:57.29 | Berlin (GER) | 23 Aug 2014 |   
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| Ranking | time | +time | Rk. | L | React. |  400m |  800m |  1200m | birth |  | 1. Boglarka Kapas |  HUN | 16:14.43 |   | 1. | 4 | 0.69 | 4:23.00 | 3 | 8:44.40 | 3 | 12:59.60 | 1 | 22 Apr 1993 |  | 2. Maria Vilas Vidal |  ESP | 16:15.50 | 1.07 | 3. | 3 | 0.67 | 4:22.61 | 2 | 8:44.30 | 2 | 13:00.55 | 2 | 31 May 1996 |  | 3. Tjasa Oder |  SLO | 16:19.95 | 5.52 | 4. | 2 | 0.74 | 4:22.37 | 1 | 8:44.28 | 1 | 13:04.06 | 3 | 22 Jun 1994 |  | 4. Simona Quadarella |  ITA | 16:26.45 | 12.02 | 5. | 5 | 0.85 | 4:23.34 | 5 | 8:45.17 | 4 | 13:07.62 | 4 | 18 Dec 1998 |  | 5. Gaja Natlacen |  SLO | 16:31.56 | 17.13 | 8. | 6 | 0.79 | 4:23.25 | 4 | 8:47.56 | 5 | 13:12.17 | 5 | 12 Jun 1997 |  | 3. Fantine Lesaffre |  FRA | 16:38.84 | 24.31 | 9. | 0 | 0.81 | 4:23.87 | 6 | 8:50.34 | 6 | 13:17.63 | 6 | 10 Nov 1994 |  | 7. Tereza Zavadova |  CZE | 16:51.71 | 37.28 | 11. | 1 | 0.86 | 4:25.14 | 9 | 8:55.43 | 7 | 13:28.28 | 7 | 04 Jun 1997 |  | 8. Alice Dearing |  GBR | 16:52.84 | 38.41 | 12. | 8 | 0.75 | 4:25.00 | 8 | 8:56.69 | 8 | 13:30.58 | 8 | 23 Apr 1997 |  | 9. Martina Elhenicka |  CZE | 17:08.01 | 53.58 | 14. | 7 | 0.88 | 4:24.51 | 7 | 9:00.79 | 9 | 13:37.85 | 9 | 01 Jan 1993 |   
| Ranking | time | +time | Rk. | L | React. |  400m |  800m |  1200m | birth |  | 1. Mireia Belmonte Garcia |  ESP | 16:14.74 |   | 2. | 5 | 0.72 | 4:21.24 | 1 | 8:42.19 | 1 | 13:01.94 | 1 | 10 Nov 1990 |  | 2. Adel Juhasz |  HUN | 16:28.05 | 13.31 | 6. | 3 | 0.74 | 4:21.53 | 2 | 8:45.01 | 2 | 13:09.63 | 2 | 19 Jul 1998 |  | 3. Julia Hassler |  LIE | 16:30.82 | 16.08 | 7. | 2 | 0.85 | 4:22.20 | 3 | 8:46.11 | 3 | 13:10.97 | 3 | 27 Feb 1993 |  | 4. Milena Karpisz |  POL | 16:51.68 | 36.04 | 10. | 1 | 0.74 | 4:26.80 | 4 | 8:56.43 | 4 | 13:28.15 | 4 | 05 Mar 1997 |  | 5. Paulina Piechota |  POL | 16:59.79 | 45.05 | 13. | 7 | 0.86 | 4:28.15 | 5 | 8:58.99 | 5 | 13:33.00 | 5 | 14 May 1999 |  | 6. Nejla Karic |  BIH | 17:43.58 | 1:28.84 | 15. | 8 | 0.85 | 4:42.67 | 6 | 9:28.74 | 6 | 14:14.06 | 6 | 31 Dec 2001 |  | -. Sharon Van Rouwendaal |  NED | DNS |   |   | 4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 09 Sep 1993 |  | -. Diletta Carli |  ITA | DNS |   |   | 6 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 07 May 1996 |   
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