The women's 5000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marta Domínguez |  Spain |
15:14.76 | |
 |
Sonia O'Sullivan |  Ireland |
15:14.85 | SB |
 |
Yelena Zadorozhnaya |  Russia |
15:15.22 | |
| 4 | Olga Yegorova | Russia |
15:16.65 | |
| 5 | Joanne Pavey |  Great Britain |
15:18.70 | |
| 6 | Mihaela Botezan |  Romania |
15:19.12 | |
| 7 | Elvan Abeylegesse |  Turkey |
15:24.41 | |
| 8 | Gunhild Haugen |  Norway |
15:30.19 | |
| 9 | Sonja Stolić |  Yugoslavia |
15:33.42 | PB |
| 10 | Melanie Schulz |  Germany |
15:46.64 | |
| 11 | Gloria Marconi |  Italy |
15:47.63 | |
| 12 | Inês Monteiro |  Portugal |
15:55.79 | |
| 13 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy |
15:58.92 | |
| 14 | Helena Javornik |  Slovenia |
16:06.32 | |
| 15 | Una English | Ireland |
16:19.36 | |
| 16 | Krisztina Papp |  Hungary |
16:20.23 | |
| 17 | Liliya Volkova | Russia |
16:21.21 | |
| 18 | Hayley Yelling | Great Britain |
16:26.41 | |
| 19 | Maria McCambridge | Ireland |
17:00.15 | |
| Marina Bastos | Portugal |
DNF | ||
| Maria Protopapa |  Greece |
DNF | ||
| Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia |
DNF | ||
| Chrystosomia Iakovou | Greece |
DNS |