The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 August.
| Gold | Irina Stankina | |
| Silver | Olga Panfyorova | |
| Bronze | Claudia Iovan |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 21:31.85 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 21:52.27 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 21:57.11 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 22:11.29 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:23.41 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:34.77 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:37.68 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 22:42.62 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:42.96 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:47.36 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 22:50.13 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 22:52.13 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 23:22.92 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 23:29.73 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 23:30.57 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 23:33.40 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 23:34.68 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 24:15.98 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 24:28.03 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 25:00.47 | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 25:12.23 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | 25:17.22 | ||||
| 23 | align=left | align=left |  | 25:43.48 | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left | | 26:56.56 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DQ |
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.