| Competition | 2001 East Asian Games |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Osaka
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 16 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | China | 8:02.37 | |||
| Zhu Yingwen | — | ||||
| Chen Hua | — | ||||
| Xu Yanwei | — | ||||
| Yang Yu | — | ||||
| 🥈 | Japan | 8:04.96 | |||
| Maki Mita | — | ||||
| Tomoko Nagai | — | ||||
| Sachiko Yamada | — | ||||
| Eri Yamanoi | — | ||||
| 3 | Australia | 8:11.52 | |||
| Kate Krywulycz | 2:02.44 | ||||
| Lara Davenport | 2:02.64 | ||||
| Tammie Smith | 2:01.89 | ||||
| Felicity Galvez | 2:04.55 | ||||
| 🥉 | South Korea | 8:20.35 | |||
| Sim Min-Ji | — | ||||
| Kim Ye-Sul | — | ||||
| Kim Hyeon-Ju | — | ||||
| Ha Eun-Ju | — |