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Women’s 5000 metres
Held at 11 Games, 1988–2026. Most golds: Germany (4). Most medals: Claudia Pechstein (5). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games111988–2026
Medals33
Delegations10on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Francesca Lollobrigida Italy | Merel Conijn Netherlands | Ragne Wiklund Norway |
| 2022 Beijing | Irene Schouten Netherlands | Isabelle Weidemann Canada | Martina Sáblíková Czechia |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Esmee Visser Netherlands | Martina Sáblíková Czechia | Natalya Voronina Olympic Athletes from Russia |
| 2014 Sochi | Martina Sáblíková Czechia | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | Carien Kleibeuker Netherlands |
| 2010 Vancouver | Martina Sáblíková Czechia | Stephanie Beckert Germany | Clara Hughes Canada |
| 2006 Turin | Clara Hughes Canada | Claudia Pechstein Germany | Cindy Klassen Canada |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Claudia Pechstein Germany | Gretha Smit Netherlands | Clara Hughes Canada |
| 1998 Nagano | Claudia Pechstein Germany | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | Lyudmila Prokasheva Kazakhstan |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Claudia Pechstein Germany | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | Hiromi Yamamoto Japan |
| 1992 Albertville | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | Heike Warnicke Germany | Claudia Pechstein Germany |
| 1988 Calgary | Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands | Andrea Ehrig East Germany | Gabi Zange East Germany |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Czechia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia Pechstein | 3 | 5 |
| Martina Sáblíková | 2 | 4 |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 1 | 3 |
| Clara Hughes | 1 | 3 |
| Yvonne van Gennip | 1 | 1 |
| Esmee Visser | 1 | 1 |
| Irene Schouten | 1 | 1 |
| Francesca Lollobrigida | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Ehrig | 0 | 1 |
| Gabi Zange | 0 | 1 |
| Heike Warnicke | 0 | 1 |
| Hiromi Yamamoto | 0 | 1 |