4.4km 50m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 542 | Diane Mayes | CLOK (GBR) | W45 | 35:45 | |
| 2nd | 1965 | Therese Achermann | OLK Piz Hasi (SUI) | W45 | 38:22 | +2:37 |
| 3rd | 512 | Kate Turner | SO (GBR) | W45 | 39:26 | +3:41 |
| 4th | 1912 | Karen O'Donnell | SLOW (GBR) | W45 | 39:51 | +4:06 |
| 5th | 1290 | Angela Modica | QO (GBR) | W45 | 40:11 | +4:26 |
| 6th | 1844 | Lynn Collins | MAROC (GBR) | W45 | 42:13 | +6:28 |
| 7th | 342 | Katharine Bartram | NOR (GBR) | W45 | 42:42 | +6:57 |
| 8th | 1254 | Michelle Oxtoby | OD (GBR) | W45 | 43:08 | +7:23 |
| 9th | 12 | Elizabeth Kenyon | MOR (GBR) | W45 | 44:11 | +8:26 |
| 10th | 483 | Helen Rennie | WCOC (GBR) | W45 | 45:26 | +9:41 |
| Gold time 45:38 | ||||||
| 11th | 358 | Pia Schaffner | OLG Cordoba (SUI) | W45 | 45:57 | +10:12 |
| 12th | 224 | Jane Holcombe | BOK (GBR) | W45 | 48:35 | +12:50 |
| 13th | 1342 | Heike Davitt | NF Wien (AUT) | W45 | 49:12 | +13:27 |
| 14th | 591 | Ruth Harris | DEE (GBR) | W45 | 49:34 | +13:49 |
| 15th | 1204 | Emily Pieters | SYO (GBR) | W45 | 50:47 | +15:02 |
| 16th | 1357 | Michelle Barrows | BOK (GBR) | W45 | 50:51 | +15:06 |
| 17th | 938 | Janette McHendry | WCOC (GBR) | W45 | 51:26 | +15:41 |
| 18th | 497 | Michelle Ward | NGOC (GBR) | W45 | 52:40 | +16:55 |
| 19th | 419 | Toni Whittle | BKO (GBR) | W45 | 52:44 | +16:59 |
| 20th | 226 | Nic O'Donnell | DVO (GBR) | W45 | 53:36 | +17:51 |
| Silver time 54:45 | ||||||
| 21st | 1372 | Suzanne Christie | SOLWAY (GBR) | W45 | 55:57 | +20:12 |
| 22nd | 1032 | Alison Cowe | WAOC (GBR) | W45 | 56:09 | +20:24 |
| 23rd | 1055 | Nadège Béguin | ANCO (SUI) | W45 | 56:15 | +20:30 |
| 24th | 2293 | Ellen Boomer | IND (GBR) | W45 | 58:36 | +22:51 |
| 25th | 1392 | Karen Bedwell | DVO (GBR) | W45 | 60:53 | +25:08 |
| 26th= | 1525 | Sarah Bouin | Saint Brieuc Orienta (FRA) | W45 | 65:01 | +29:16 |
| 26th= | 2017 | Aasfrid Tysvaer | Varegg fleridrett (NOR) | W45 | 65:01 | +29:16 |
| 28th | 293 | Valérie Van Dorpe | ASUB Orientation (BEL) | W45 | 68:37 | +32:52 |
| 29th | 1447 | Eloisa Tapia Roldán | SRK (ESP) | W45 | 72:18 | +36:33 |
| Bronze time 73:00 | ||||||
| n/c | 1835 | Som Jin | BAOC (GBR) | W21 | 74:17 | |
| n/c | 1837 | Shannon Elliott | BAOC (GBR) | W21 | 74:23 | |
| 30th | 1766 | Manuelle Salathé | RAID ORIENT PARIS (FRA) | W45 | 81:46 | +46:01 |