| Event: | Women's 5000 metres |
| Games: | 2010 Winter |
| Venue: | Richmond Olympic Oval |
| Date: | 24 February 2010 |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 6:50.92 |
| Goldnoc: | CZE |
| Silver: | Stephanie Beckert |
| Silvernoc: | GER |
| Bronze: | Clara Hughes |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 2006 |
| Next: | 2014 |
The women's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 24, 2010.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | i | 6:50.91 | 0.00 | TR | ||||
| 7 | i | 6:51.39 | +0.47 | |||||
| 5 | o | 6:55.73 | +4.81 | |||||
| 8 | o | 6:58.64 | +7.72 | |||||
| 6 | o | 7:02.19 | +11.27 | |||||
| 7 | o | 7:04.57 | +13.65 | |||||
| 5 | i | 7:04.97 | +14.05 | |||||
| 3 | i | 7:07.48 | +16.56 | |||||
| 6 | i | 7:12.23 | +21.31 | |||||
| 2 | i | 7:13.27 | +22.35 | |||||
| 4 | i | 7:16.68 | +25.76 | |||||
| 1 | o | 7:22.09 | +31.17 | |||||
| 2 | o | 7:23.33 | +32.41 | |||||
| 4 | o | 7:23.83 | +32.91 | |||||
| 1 | i | 7:25.15 | +34.23 | |||||
| 3 | o |