| Times held | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 229 |
| Total countries | 69 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 46 | 25 |
| 2000 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 49 | 32 |
| 2004 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 41 | 28 |
| 2008 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 31 | 19 |
| 2012 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 35 | 21 |
| 2016 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 33 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 38 | 21 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | ETH |
3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Kenya | KEN |
1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | IRL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meseret Defar | ETH |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | KEN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wang Junxia | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabriela Szabo | ROU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sifan Hassan | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |