| Event: | Women's 5km |
| Games: | 1980 Winter |
| Venue: | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Recreation Area |
| Date: | 15 February |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Win Value: | 15:06.92 |
| Gold: | Raisa Smetanina |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Hilkka Riihivuori |
| Silvernoc: | FIN |
| Bronze: | Květa Jeriová |
| Bronzenoc: | TCH |
| Prev: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1980 Winter Olympics, in Lake Placid, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 15 February 1980, at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Recreation Area.[1]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:06.92 | |||
| 2 | 15:11.96 | |||
| 3 | 15:23.44 | |||
| 4 | 15:23.62 | |||
| 5 | 15:29.03 | |||
| 6 | 15:29.58 | |||
| 7 | 15:31.83 | |||
| 8 | 15:32.12 | |||
| 9 | 15:36.28 | |||
| 10 | 15:43.04 | |||
| 11 | 15:47.19 | |||
| 12 | 15:48.59 | |||
| 13 | 15:48.78 | |||
| 14 | 15:48.93 | |||
| 15 | 15:50.39 | |||
| 16 | 15:53.38 | |||
| 17 | 15:55.07 | |||
| 18 | 15:58.11 | |||
| 19 | 15:58.27 | |||
| 20 | 16:01.41 | |||
| 21 | 16:03.58 | |||
| 22 | 16:05.04 | |||
| 23 | 16:14.34 | |||
| 24 | 16:17.35 | |||
| 25 | 16:18.44 | |||
| 26 | 16:20.93 | |||
| 27 | 16:23.25 | |||
| 28 | 16:23.40 | |||
| 29 | 16:28.87 | |||
| 30 | 16:30.04 | |||
| 31 | 16:31.07 | |||
| 32 | 16:38.47 | |||
| 33 | 16:39.71 | |||
| 34 | 16:43.85 | |||
| 35 | 16:54.66 | |||
| 36 | 17:22.68 | |||
| 37 | 17:27.75 | |||
| 38 | 19:01.74 |