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

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Women's 5000 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
28 July 1996 (final)
Competitors46 from 35 nations
Winning time14:59.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Junxia
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pauline Konga
 Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roberta Brunet
 Italy
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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]

Results

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Heats

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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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Junxia  China 14:59.88 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pauline Konga  Kenya 15:03.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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References

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  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.
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