| Event: | Women's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 2019 |
| Venue: | Athletics Stadium |
| Dates: | August 9 |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Win Value: | 15:35.47 |
| Gold: | Laura Galván |
| Goldnoc: | MEX |
| Silver: | Jessica O'Connell |
| Silvernoc: | CAN |
| Bronze: | Kimberley Conley |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The women's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place the 9 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juliana Paula dos Santos from Brazil.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | June 6, 2008 | ||
| Pan American Games record | 15:30.65 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 6, 2003 |
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | q | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
The results were as follows[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:35.47 | |||||
| 15:36.08 | |||||
| 15:36.95 | |||||
| 4 | 15:42.47 | PB | |||
| 5 | 15:43.83 | SB | |||
| 6 | 15:45.93 | ||||
| 7 | 15:46.52 | ||||
| 8 | 15:46.91 | PB | |||
| 9 | 16:07.75 | ||||
| 10 | 16:14.51 | ||||
| 11 | 17:09.77 |