Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 kilometre
Rank Name Country Time
1 Helena Takalo Finland 15:48.69
2 Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union 15:49.73
3 Nina Baldycheva Soviet Union 16:12.82
4 Hilkka Kuntola Finland 16:17.74
5 Eva Olsson Sweden 16:27.15
6 Zinaida Amosova Soviet Union 16:33.78
7 Monika Debertshäuser East Germany 16:34.94
8 Grete Kummen Norway 16:35.43
9 Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland 16:36.25
10 Blanka Paulů Czechoslovakia 16:41.65
11 Barbara Petzold East Germany 16:42.44
12 Veronika Hesse-Schmidt East Germany 16:42.86
13 Gabriela Svobodová-Sekajová Czechoslovakia 16:53.22
14 Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck Sweden 16:54.59
15 Anna Pasiarová Czechoslovakia 16:54.98
16 Sigrun Krause East Germany 16:55.54
17 Berit Kvello Norway 16:57.12
18 Marit Myrmæl Norway 17:02.21
19 Taina Impiö Finland 17:03.30
20 Berit Johannessen Norway 17:04.25
Results
The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1976 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 7 February 1976, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium.