Morning session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 19/08 09:00 | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 09:40 | W | Long Jump | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 10:00 | W | 200 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 10:40 | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
Afternoon session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 19/08 19:00 | W | 200 Metres | Quarter-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 19:10 | M | High Jump | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 19:35 | W | 5000 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 20:45 | M | 110 Metres Hurdles | Quarter-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:00 | M | Discus Throw | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:25 | M | 200 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 21:45 | M | 400 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:10 | W | 400 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:30 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 19/08 22:50 | M | 1500 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
5000 Metres - W Heats
Qual. rule: first 6 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Qual. rule: first 6 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
19 August 2008 - 19:35
| Position | Athlete | Country | Mark | . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 15:09.89 Q | . | |
| 2 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | 15:10.37 Q | . | |
| 3 | Alemitu Bekele | 15:10.92 Q | . | |
| 4 | Meselech Melkamu | 15:11.21 Q | . | |
| 5 | Gulnara Galkina | 15:11.46 Q | . | |
| 6 | Jennifer Rhines | 15:15.12 Q | . | |
| 7 | Yuriko Kobayashi | 15:15.87 | . | |
| 8 | Simret Sultan | 15:16.25 | (NR) | |
| 9 | Volha Krautsova | 15:21.85 | (SB) | |
| 10 | Silvia Weissteiner | 15:23.45 | . | |
| 11 | Yingying Zhang | 15:23.81 | (SB) | |
| 12 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | 15:24.28 | . | |
| 13 | Dolores Checa | 15:31.22 | . | |
| 14 | Jessica Augusto | 16:05.71 | . | |
| 15 | Lucia Chandamale | 16:44.09 | . | |
| 16 | Celma Bonfim da Graça | 17:25.99 | (NR) |
| Intermediate | Bib | Athlete | nat | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Silvia Weissteiner | 3:04.85 | ||
| 2000m | Dolores Checa | 6:10.02 | ||
| 3000m | Dolores Checa | 9:18.42 | ||
| 4000m | Gulnara Galkina | 12:23.46 |
Heat 2
19 August 2008 - 20:05
| Position | Athlete | Country | Mark | . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meseret Defar | 14:56.32 Q | . | |
| 2 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 14:57.27 Q | (SB) | |
| 3 | Liliya Shobukhova | 14:57.77 Q | . | |
| 4 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | 14:58.07 Q | . | |
| 5 | Elvan Abeylegesse | 14:58.79 Q | (SB) | |
| 6 | Shalane Flanagan | 14:59.69 Q | (SB) | |
| 7 | Kara Goucher | 15:00.98 q | . | |
| 8 | Megan Metcalfe | 15:11.23 q | (PB) | |
| 9 | Fei Xue | 15:13.25 q | (SB) | |
| 10 | Kayoko Fukushi | 15:20.46 | . | |
| 11 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 15:21.47 | . | |
| 12 | Yukiko Akaba | 15:38.30 | . | |
| 13 | Krisztina Papp | 16:08.86 | . | |
| 14 | Francine Niyonizigiye | 17:08.44 | . | |
| . | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | DNF | . | |
| . | Joanne Pavey | DNS | . |
| Intermediate | Bib | Athlete | nat | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Kayoko Fukushi | 2:58.70 | ||
| 2000m | Yukiko Akaba | 6:01.92 | ||
| 3000m | Liliya Shobukhova | 9:06.99 | ||
| 4000m | Liliya Shobukhova | 12:08.58 |