The women's 5000-metres event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium on November 10.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Xue Fei |  China |
16:05.19 | |
 |
Tejitu Daba |  Bahrain |
16:05.45 | PB |
 |
Kavita Raut |  India |
16:05.90 | |
| 4 | Noriko Matsuoka |  Japan |
16:09.53 | |
| 5 | Viktoriia Poliudina |  Kyrgyzstan |
16:21.58 | PB |
| 6 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain |
16:24.91 | PB |
| 7 | Jhuma Khatun | India |
17:13.10 | |
| 8 | Battsetseg Baatarkhuu |  Mongolia |
17:29.90 | |
| 9 | Melinder Kaur Ragbir Singh |  Malaysia |
17:57.70 |