The women's 5000 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 9 July.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tejitu Daba Chalchissa |  Bahrain |
15:22.48 | CR |
 |
Hitomi Niiya |  Japan |
15:34.19 | |
 |
Yuriko Kobayashi | Japan |
15:42.59 | SB |
| 4 | Alia Mohammed Saeed |  United Arab Emirates |
15:52.07 | |
| 5 | Betlhem Desalegn | United Arab Emirates |
16:04.98 | |
| 6 | Triyaningsih |  Indonesia |
16:05.18 | |
| 7 | Rei Ohara | Japan |
16:21.23 | |
| 8 | Kavita Raut |  India |
16:23.06 | |
| 9 | Suriya Loganathan | India |
17:19.44 | |
| 10 | Leila Ebrahimymojavery |  Iran |
17:40.01 | NR |
| Mahboubeh Ghayournajafabadi | Iran |
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