Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
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
Final classification
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, with two non-starters.