Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 28 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:59.88 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
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]
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
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
- ^ "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.