Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

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]

Women's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates	26 July 1996 (heats) 28 July 1996 (final)
Competitors	46 from 35 nations
Winning time	14:59.88
Medalists
Wang Junxia  China Pauline Konga  Kenya Roberta Brunet  Italy
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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	Kenya	15:07.01	Q, OR
2	1	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	15:15.80	Q, OR
3	1	Elena Fidatov	Romania	15:17.89	Q
4	1	Lynn Jennings	United States	15:19.66	Q
5	1	Anita Weyermann	Switzerland	15:19.91	Q
6	1	Sara Wedlund	Sweden	15:20.61	q
7	3	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	15:21.59	Q
8	3	Amy Rudolph	United States	15:21.90	Q
9	1	Anne Hare	New Zealand	15:22.31	q
10	2	Roberta Brunet	Italy	15:22.58	Q
11	3	Yelena Romanova	Russia	15:23.37	Q
12	2	Michiko Shimizu	Japan	15:23.56	Q
13	2	Paula Radcliffe	Great Britain	15:23.90	Q
14	2	Wang Junxia	China	15:24.28	Q
15	2	Rose Cheruiyot	Kenya	15:26.87	q
16	2	Claudia Lokar	Germany	15:28.35
17	3	Wei Li	China	15:33.49
18	3	Silvia Sommaggio	Italy	15:33.63
19	1	Petra Wassiluk	Germany	15:37.73
20	1	Yang Siju	China	15:40.41
21	1	Roseli Machado	Brazil	15:41.63
22	3	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	15:42.35
23	2	Kathy Butler	Canada	15:47.50
24	2	Merima Denboba	Ethiopia	15:48.35
25	3	Cristina Petite	Spain	15:48.63
26	1	Lydia Cheromei	Kenya	15:49.85
27	1	Harumi Hiroyama	Japan	15:50.43
28	3	Zohra Ouaziz	Morocco	15:55.03
29	3	Katy McCandless	Ireland	15:55.66
30	2	Nina Christiansen	Denmark	15:56.38
31	2	Ana Dias	Portugal	15:57.35
32	3	Irina Mikitenko	Kazakhstan	15:57.67
33	2	Stela Olteanu	Romania	15:58.28
34	3	Yoshiko Ichikawa	Japan	15:58.90
35	2	Jeļena Čelnova	Latvia	15:59.00
36	2	Marie Davenport	Ireland	15:59.12
37	1	Isabel Martínez	Spain	15:59.42
38	3	Sonia McGeorge	Great Britain	16:01.92
39	1	Luchia Yishak	Ethiopia	16:04.29
40	2	Natalie Harvey	Australia	16:06.45
41	1	Kate Anderson	Australia	16:17.83
42	3	Robyn Meagher	Canada	16:24.49
43	1	Alison Wyeth	Great Britain	16:24.74
44	3	Marta Portoblanco	Nicaragua	18:42.78
45	1	Rachida Mahamane	Niger	19:17.87
	2	Gwen Griffiths	South Africa	DNS
	3	Carolyn Schuwalow	Australia	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Wang Junxia	China	14:59.88	OR
	Pauline Konga	Kenya	15:03.49
	Roberta Brunet	Italy	15:07.52
4	Michiko Shimizu	Japan	15:09.05
5	Paula Radcliffe	Great Britain	15:13.11
6	Yelena Romanova	Russia	15:14.09
7	Elena Fidatov	Romania	15:16.71
8	Rose Cheruiyot	Kenya	15:17.33
9	Lynn Jennings	United States	15:17.50
10	Amy Rudolph	United States	15:19.77
11	Sara Wedlund	Sweden	15:22.98
12	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	15:28.81
13	Anne Hare	New Zealand	15:29.11
14	Anita Weyermann	Switzerland	15:44.40
	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	DNF

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)