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

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

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	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)

External links

• Official Report
• Results