| Event: | Women's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 26 July 1996 (heats) 28 July 1996 (final) |
| Competitors: | 46 |
| Nations: | 35 |
| Win Value: | 14:59.88 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Wang Junxia |
| Goldnoc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Pauline Konga |
| Silvernoc: | KEN |
| Bronze: | Roberta Brunet |
| Bronzenoc: | ITA |
| Next: | 2000 |
| Prev: | 1992 |
These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There were a total of 48 competitors from 35 countries. The women's event was increased from 3000 meters in 1992 to 5000 meters in 1996 to match it with men's 5000 meters.[1]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15:07.01 | Q, OR | |||
| 2 | 1 | 15:15.80 | Q, OR | |||
| 3 | 1 | 15:17.89 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 15:19.66 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 15:19.91 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 15:20.61 | q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 15:21.59 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 15:21.90 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 15:22.31 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 15:22.58 | Q | |||
| 11 | 3 | 15:23.37 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 15:23.56 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 15:23.90 | Q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 15:24.28 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 15:26.87 | q | |||
| 16 | 2 | 15:28.35 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 15:33.49 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 15:33.63 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 15:37.73 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 15:40.41 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 15:41.63 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 15:42.35 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 15:47.50 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 15:48.35 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 15:48.63 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 15:49.85 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 15:50.43 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 15:55.03 | ||||
| 29 | 3 | 15:55.66 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 15:56.38 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 15:57.35 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 15:57.67 | ||||
| 33 | 2 | 15:58.28 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 15:58.90 | ||||
| 35 | 2 | 15:59.00 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 15:59.12 | ||||
| 37 | 1 | 15:59.42 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 16:01.92 | ||||
| 39 | 1 | 16:04.29 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 16:06.45 | ||||
| 41 | 1 | 16:17.83 | ||||
| 42 | 3 | 16:24.49 | ||||
| 43 | 1 | 16:24.74 | ||||
| 44 | 3 | 18:42.78 | ||||
| 45 | 1 | 19:17.87 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:59.88 | OR | ||||
| 15:03.49 | |||||
| 15:07.52 | |||||
| 15:09.05 | |||||
| 15:13.11 | |||||
| 15:14.09 | |||||
| 15:16.71 | |||||
| 15:17.33 | |||||
| 15:17.50 | |||||
| 10 | 15:19.77 | ||||
| 11 | 15:22.98 | ||||
| 12 | 15:28.81 | ||||
| 13 | 15:29.11 | ||||
| 14 | 15:44.40 | ||||