| Final 17:44 | | time | gap | L | 400 | 800 | 1200m | | 1. Catherine van Rensburg |  South Africa | 16:47.61 | GR | 4 | 4:24.82 | 8:54.76 | 13:25.88 | | 2. Lojine Hamed |  Egypt | 17:13.46 | +25.85s | 5 | 4:27.65 | 9:06.20 | 13:44.80 | | 3. Rafaela Santo |  Angola | 18:38.70 | +1:51.09 | 3 | 4:47.72 | 9:48.66 | 14:51.30 | | 4. Reza Westerduin |  Namibia | 18:50.33 | +2:02.72 | 6 | 4:50.88 | 9:56.72 | 15:03.17 | | 5. Tasmine Nabbie | South Africa | 20:48.87 | +4:01.26 | 7 | 5:16.55 | 10:51.40 | 16:34.06 | | 6. Lois Eliora Irishura |  Burundi | 22:11.08 | +5:23.47 | 2 | 5:35.92 | 11:35.55 | 17:38.36 |
| World Record: K. Ledecki, United States 15:20.48 Indianapolis, United States 16th May 2018 | | African Record: W. Trott, South Africa 16:05.63 WC Shanghai, China 25th July 2011 | | Championship Record: R. Tammadge, South Africa 17:03.22 Maputo, Mozambique 10th September 2011 |
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