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, United States. There were a total of 48 competitors from 35 countries.[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

Final classification

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	FINAL	HEAT
	Wang Junxia (CHN)	14:59.88	15:24.28
	Pauline Konga (KEN)	15:03.49	15:07.01
	Roberta Brunet (ITA)	15:07.52	15:22.58
4.	Michiko Shimizu (JPN)	15:09.05	15:23.56
5.	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	15:13.11	15:23.90
6.	Yelena Romanova (RUS)	15:14.09	15:23.37
7.	Elena Fidatov (ROU)	15:16.71	15:17.89
8.	Rose Cheruiyot (KEN)	15:17.33	15:26.87
9.	Lynn Jennings (USA)	15:17.50	15:19.66
10.	Amy Rudolph (USA)	15:19.77	15:21.90
11.	Sara Wedlund (SWE)	15:22.98	15:20.61
12.	Ayelech Worku (ETH)	15:28.81	15:21.59
13.	Anne Hare (NZL)	15:29.11	15:22.31
14.	Anita Weyermann (SUI)	15:44.40	15:19.91
—	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	DNF	15:15.80

Non-qualifiers

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	HEATS
—	Claudia Lokar (GER)	15:28.35
—	Wei Li (CHN)	15:33.49
—	Silvia Sommaggio (ITA)	15:33.63
—	Petra Wassiluk (GER)	15:37.73
—	Yang Siju (CHN)	15:40.41
—	Mary Slaney (USA)	15:41.30
—	Roseli Machado (BRA)	15:41.63
—	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	15:42.35
—	Kathy Butler (CAN)	15:47.50
—	Merima Denboba (ETH)	15:48.35
—	Cristina Petite (ESP)	15:48.63
—	Lydia Cheromei (KEN)	15:49.85
—	Harumi Hiroyama (JPN)	15:50.43
—	Zohra Ouaziz (MAR)	15:55.03
—	Katy McCandless (IRL)	15:55.66
—	Nina Christiansen (DEN)	15:56.38
—	Ana Dias (POR)	15:57.35
—	Irina Mikitenko (KAZ)	15:57.67
—	Stela Olteanu (ROU)	15:58.28
—	Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN)	15:58.90
—	Jelena Celnova (LAT)	15:59.00
—	Marie Davenport (IRL)	15:59.12
—	Isabel Martínez (ESP)	15:59.42
—	Sonia McGeorge (GBR)	16:01.92
—	Luchia Yishak (ETH)	16:04.29
—	Natalie Harvey (AUS)	16:06.45
—	Kate Anderson (AUS)	16:17.83
—	Robyn Meagher (CAN)	16:24.49
—	Alison Wyeth (GBR)	16:24.74
—	Marta Portoblanco (NCA)	18:42.78
—	Rachida Mahamane (NIG)	19:17.87
—	Gwen Griffiths (RSA)	DNS
—	Carolyn Schuwalow (AUS)	DNS

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

1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

External links

• Official Report
• Results