Speed Skating — 5,000 metres, Women

Times held 11
Total participants 119
Total countries 27

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
2026 5,000 metres, Women Olympic 12 10

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Yvonne van GennipNED Andrea EhrigGDR Gabi ZangeGDR
1992 Gunda NiemannGER Heike WarnickeGER Claudia PechsteinGER
1994 Claudia PechsteinGER Gunda NiemannGER Hiromi YamamotoJPN
1998 Claudia PechsteinGER Gunda Niemann-StirnemannGER Lyudmila ProkashovaKAZ
2002 Claudia PechsteinGER Gretha SmitNED Clara HughesCAN
2006 Clara HughesCAN Claudia PechsteinGER Cindy KlassenCAN
2010 Martina SáblíkováCZE Stephanie BeckertGER Clara HughesCAN
2014 Martina SáblíkováCZE Ireen WüstNED Carien KleibeukerNED
2018 Esmee VisserNED Martina SáblíkováCZE Nataliya VoroninaROC
2022 Irene SchoutenNED Isabelle WeidemannCAN Martina SáblíkováCZE
2026 Francesca LollobrigidaITA Merel ConijnNED Ragne WiklundNOR

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany GER 4 5 1 10
Netherlands NED 3 3 1 7
Czechia CZE 2 1 1 4
Canada CAN 1 1 3 5
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
East Germany GDR 0 1 1 2
Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 1 1
Norway NOR 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
Francesca Lollobrigida ITA 1 0 0 1
Irene Schouten NED 1 0 0 1
Esmee Visser NED 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Austria AUT 1998 Winter Olympics Emese Hunyady 8 See all
Belarus BLR 2018 Winter Olympics Maryna Zuyeva 7 See all
Belgium BEL 2026 Winter Olympics Sandrine Tas 4 See all
Canada CAN 2006 Winter Olympics Clara Hughes 1 Gold See all
Czechia CZE 2010 Winter Olympics Martina Sáblíková 1 Gold See all
2014 Winter Olympics Martina Sáblíková 1 Gold
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1988 Winter Olympics Han Chun-Ok 9 See all
Denmark DEN 2010 Winter Olympics Cathrine Grage 14 See all
East Germany GDR 1988 Winter Olympics Andrea Ehrig 2 Silver See all
Finland FIN 1992 Winter Olympics Jaana Kivipelto DNS See all
France FRA 1988 Winter Olympics Stéphanie Dumont 25 See all
Germany GER 1992 Winter Olympics Gunda Niemann 1 Gold See all
1994 Winter Olympics Claudia Pechstein 1 Gold
1998 Winter Olympics Claudia Pechstein 1 Gold
2002 Winter Olympics Claudia Pechstein 1 Gold
Individual Neutral Athletes AIN 2026 Winter Olympics Maryna Zuyeva 6 See all
Italy ITA 2026 Winter Olympics Francesca Lollobrigida 1 Gold See all
Japan JPN 1994 Winter Olympics Hiromi Yamamoto 3 Bronze See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 1998 Winter Olympics Lyudmila Prokashova 3 Bronze See all
Netherlands NED 1988 Winter Olympics Yvonne van Gennip 1 Gold See all
2018 Winter Olympics Esmee Visser 1 Gold
2022 Winter Olympics Irene Schouten 1 Gold
Norway NOR 2026 Winter Olympics Ragne Wiklund 3 Bronze See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2022 Winter Olympics Han Mei 11 See all
Poland POL 2022 Winter Olympics Magdalena Czyszczoń 12 See all
ROC ROC 2018 Winter Olympics Nataliya Voronina 3 Bronze See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1988 Winter Olympics Kim Yeong-Ok 17 See all
Romania ROU 1992 Winter Olympics Mihaela Dascălu 13 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2014 Winter Olympics Olga Graf 4 See all
Soviet Union URS 1988 Winter Olympics Svetlana Boyko 4 See all
Sweden SWE 1988 Winter Olympics Jasmin Krohn 8 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Winter Olympics Lyudmila Prokashova 5 See all
United States USA 1998 Winter Olympics Kirstin Holum 7 See all
2006 Winter Olympics Catherine Raney 7