| Date | 23 July 1996 — 10:40 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Sidney Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ruth Davidon |  USA | 8:33.73 | 2:00.52 (1) | 4:10.88 (1) | 6:22.05 (1) | 2:10.36 (3) | 2:11.17 (1) | 2:11.68 (1) | |||
| 2 | 3 | Rumyana Neykova |  BUL | 8:41.37 | 2:02.43 (2) | 4:11.77 (2) | 6:24.73 (2) | 2:09.34 (2) | 2:12.96 (2) | 2:16.64 (3) | |||
| 3 | 2 | Guin Batten |  GBR | 8:44.73 | 2:03.66 (3) | 4:12.91 (3) | 6:27.17 (3) | 2:09.25 (1) | 2:14.26 (3) | 2:17.56 (4) | |||
| 4 | 1 | Meike Evers |  GER | 8:54.05 | 2:03.91 (4) | 4:18.99 (4) | 6:37.99 (4) | 2:15.08 (4) | 2:19.00 (4) | 2:16.06 (2) | |||
| 5 | 5 | Samia Hireche |  ALG | 9:28.41 | 2:12.39 (5) | 4:39.52 (5) | 7:08.33 (5) | 2:27.13 (5) | 2:28.81 (5) | 2:20.08 (5) |
