Speed Skating — 5,000 metres, Women

Times held	10
Total participants	111
Total countries	26

Participants

Year	Event	Status	Participants	NOCs
1988	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	25	14
1992	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	24	11
1994	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	16	9
1998	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	15	9
2002	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	16	7
2006	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	16	10
2010	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	16	9
2014	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	16	9
2018	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	12	9
2022	5,000 metres, Women	Olympic	12	10

Medal winners

Year	Gold		Silver		Bronze
1988	Yvonne van Gennip	NED	Andrea Ehrig	GDR	Gabi Zange	GDR
1992	Gunda Niemann	GER	Heike Warnicke	GER	Claudia Pechstein	GER
1994	Claudia Pechstein	GER	Gunda Niemann	GER	Hiromi Yamamoto	JPN
1998	Claudia Pechstein	GER	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	GER	Lyudmila Prokashova	KAZ
2002	Claudia Pechstein	GER	Gretha Smit	NED	Clara Hughes	CAN
2006	Clara Hughes	CAN	Claudia Pechstein	GER	Cindy Klassen	CAN
2010	Martina Sáblíková	CZE	Stephanie Beckert	GER	Clara Hughes	CAN
2014	Martina Sáblíková	CZE	Ireen Wüst	NED	Carien Kleibeuker	NED
2018	Esmee Visser	NED	Martina Sáblíková	CZE	Nataliya Voronina	ROC
2022	Irene Schouten	NED	Isabelle Weidemann	CAN	Martina Sáblíková	CZE

Medals by country

NOC		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Germany	GER	4	5	1	10
Netherlands	NED	3	2	1	6
Czechia	CZE	2	1	1	4
Canada	CAN	1	1	3	5
East Germany	GDR	0	1	1	2
Japan	JPN	0	0	1	1
Kazakhstan	KAZ	0	0	1	1
ROC	ROC	0	0	1	1

Top medallists

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Claudia Pechstein	GER	3	1	1	5
Martina Sáblíková	CZE	2	1	1	4
Gunda Kleemann-Niemann-Stirnemann	GDR GER	1	2	0	3
Clara Hughes	CAN	1	0	2	3
Yvonne van Gennip	NED	1	0	0	1
Irene Schouten	NED	1	0	0	1
Esmee Visser	NED	1	0	0	1