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.

Results Heats 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 Pauline Konga 15:07.01 Q, OR 2 1 Sonia O'Sullivan 15:15.80 Q, OR 3 1 Elena Fidatov 15:17.89 Q 4 1 Lynn Jennings 15:19.66 Q 5 1 Anita Weyermann 15:19.91 Q 6 1 Sara Wedlund 15:20.61 q 7 3 Ayelech Worku 15:21.59 Q 8 3 Amy Rudolph 15:21.90 Q 9 1 Anne Hare 15:22.31 q 10 2 Roberta Brunet 15:22.58 Q 11 3 Yelena Romanova 15:23.37 Q 12 2 Michiko Shimizu 15:23.56 Q 13 2 Paula Radcliffe 15:23.90 Q 14 2 Wang Junxia 15:24.28 Q 15 2 Rose Cheruiyot 15:26.87 q 16 2 Claudia Lokar 15:28.35 17 3 Wei Li 15:33.49 18 3 Silvia Sommaggio 15:33.63 19 1 Petra Wassiluk 15:37.73 20 1 Yang Siju 15:40.41 21 1 Roseli Machado 15:41.63 22 3 Gabriela Szabo 15:42.35 23 2 Kathy Butler 15:47.50 24 2 Merima Denboba 15:48.35 25 3 Cristina Petite 15:48.63 26 1 Lydia Cheromei 15:49.85 27 1 Harumi Hiroyama 15:50.43 28 3 Zohra Ouaziz 15:55.03 29 3 Katy McCandless 15:55.66 30 2 Nina Christiansen 15:56.38 31 2 Ana Dias 15:57.35 32 3 Irina Mikitenko 15:57.67 33 2 Stela Olteanu 15:58.28 34 3 Yoshiko Ichikawa 15:58.90 35 2 Jeļena Čelnova 15:59.00 36 2 Marie Davenport 15:59.12 37 1 Isabel Martínez 15:59.42 38 3 Sonia McGeorge 16:01.92 39 1 Luchia Yishak 16:04.29 40 2 Natalie Harvey 16:06.45 41 1 Kate Anderson 16:17.83 42 3 Robyn Meagher 16:24.49 43 1 Alison Wyeth 16:24.74 44 3 Marta Portoblanco 18:42.78 45 1 Rachida Mahamane 19:17.87 2 Gwen Griffiths 3 Carolyn Schuwalow

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Wang Junxia 14:59.88 OR Pauline Konga 15:03.49 Roberta Brunet 15:07.52 Michiko Shimizu 15:09.05 Paula Radcliffe 15:13.11 Yelena Romanova 15:14.09 Elena Fidatov 15:16.71 Rose Cheruiyot 15:17.33 Lynn Jennings 15:17.50 10 Amy Rudolph 15:19.77 11 Sara Wedlund 15:22.98 12 Ayelech Worku 15:28.81 13 Anne Hare 15:29.11 14 Anita Weyermann 15:44.40 Sonia O'Sullivan

See also 1992 Women's Olympic 3,000 metres (Barcelona) 1993 Women's World Championships 3,000 metres (Stuttgart) 1994 Women's European Championships 3,000 metres (Helsinki) 1995 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Gothenburg) 1997 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Athens) 1998 Women's European Championships 5,000 metres (Budapest) 1999 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Seville) 2000 Women's Olympic 5,000 metres (Sydney)

References

External links Official Report Results