Women 5000m Athletics XXVI Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 1996 - Sunday, 28th July - Gold Medal: Junxia Wang, China
Final 20:45time
1. Junxia WangCHN China14:59.88 OR
2. Pauline KongaKEN Kenya15:03.49
3. Roberta BrunetITA Italy15:07.52
4. Michiko ShimizuJPN Japan15:09.05
5. Paula RadcliffeGBR Great Britain15:13.11
6. Yelena RomanovaRUS Russia15:14.09
7. Elena FidatovROU Romania15:16.71
8. Rose CheruiyotKEN Kenya15:17.33
9. Lynn JenningsUSA United States15:17.50
10.Amy RudolphUSA United States15:19.77
11.Sara WedlundSWE Sweden15:22.98
12.Ayelech WorkuETH Ethiopia15:28.81
13.Anne HareNZL New Zealand15:29.11
14.Anita WeyermannSUI Switzerland15:44.40
-. Sonia O'SullivanIRL IrelandDNF

world Women 5000m History

Venue: Centennial Olympic Stadium.
46 competitors from 25 nations.
_ Heats - Friday, 26th July 1992
World Record: 14:36.45 Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal - Kechtel, Belgium - 223 July 1995
Olympic Record: First time Women 5000m was hold. It replaced 1992 Women 3000m.
Fearsome finisher Sonia O’Sullivan (IRL), the World Champion, and Gabriela Szabo (ROU) were the favourites, but Szabo ran poorly in her heat and was eliminated. The same fate befell Mary Slaney (USA), who had made the US team 23 years after first competing for her country. Slaney’s result was later annulled when a doping violation earlier in 1996 was confirmed. O’Sullivan set the inaugural Olympic record with 15:15.80, but the fastest in the heats was Konga who ran 15:07.01.
The lead changed hands a number of times in the early stages of the final, but Konga led at 1000m (3:06.2), 2000m (6:08.9) and 3000m (9:08.02) points. O’Sullivan had held second place in the early stages, but was soon suffering in the heat (28°C) and eventually dropped out. Konga continued to lead, with only Wang able to keep in contact. The 3000m and 10,000m world record holder struck with two laps to go. Her penultimate circuit took 67.5 seconds and gave her a 30m margin. Wang eased down in the last lap, saving herself for the 10,000m.

Heats - Friday, 26th July 19:50

First 4 from each of 3 Heats and Best 3 times advanced to Final.
Heat 1time
1. Sonia O'SullivanIRLIRL15:15.80 OR
2. Elena FidatovROUROU15:17.89
3. Lynn JenningsUSAUSA15:19.66
4. Anita WeyermannSUISUI15:19.91
5. Sara WedlundSWESWE15:20.61
6. Anne HareNZLNZL15:22.31
7. Petra WassilukGERGER15:37.73
8. Siju YangCHNCHN15:40.41
9. Roseli MachadoBRABRA15:41.63
10.Lydia CheromeiKENKEN15:49.85
11.Harumi HiroyamaJPNJPN15:50.43
12.Isabel MartinezESPESP15:59.42
13.Luchia YishakETHETH16:04.29
14.Kate AndersonAUSAUS16:17.83
15.Alison WyethGBRGBR16:24.74
16.Rachida MahamaneNGRNGR19:17.87
Heat 2time
1. Roberta BrunetITAITA15:22.58
2. Michiko ShimizuJPNJPN15:23.56
3. Paula RadcliffeGBRGBR15:23.90
4. Junxia WangCHNCHN15:24.28
5. Rose CheruiyotKENKEN15:26.87
6. Claudia LokarGERGER15:28.35
7. Kathy ButlerCANCAN15:47.50
8. Merima DenbobaETHETH15:48.35
9. Nina ChristiansenDENDEN15:56.38
10.Ana DiasPORPOR15:57.35
11.Stela OlteanuROUROU15:58.28
12.Jelena CelnovaLATLAT15:59.00
13.Marie McMahonIRLIRL15:59.12
14.Natalie HarveyAUSAUS16:06.45
DQ.Mary SlaneyUSAUSA15:41.30
-. Gwen GriffithsRSARSADNS
Heat 3time
1. Pauline KongaKENKEN15:07.01 OR
2. Ayelech WorkuETHETH15:21.59
3. Amy RudolphUSAUSA15:21.90
4. Yelena RomanovaRUSRUS15:23.37
5. Li WeiCHNCHN15:33.49
6. Silvia SommaggioITAITA15:33.63
7. Gabriela SzaboROMROM15:42.35
8. Cristina PetiteESPESP15:48.63
9. Zohra OuazizMARMAR15:55.03
10.Katy MccandlessIRLIRL15:55.66
11.Irina MikitenkoKAZKAZ15:57.67
12.Yoshiko IchikawaJPNJPN15:58.90
13.Sonia McgeorgeGBRGBR16:01.92
14.Robyn MeagherCANCAN16:24.49
15.Marta PortoblancoNCANCA18:42.78
-. Carolyn SchuwalowAUSAUSDNS
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Men 1500mWomen 1500m
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Men 10000mWomen 10000m
Men MarathonWomen Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 100m Hurdles
Men 400m HurdlesWomen 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m RelayWomen 4x400m Relay
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Men Pole Vault
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Men Triple JumpWomen Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 20km WalkWomen 10km Walk
Men 50km Walk
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