| Date | 23 July 1996 — 10:50 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | Silken Laumann |  CAN | 8:28.88 | 1:56.66 (1) | 4:03.12 (1) | 6:17.07 (1) | 2:06.46 (1) | 2:13.95 (2) | 2:11.81 (2) | |||
| 2 | 2 | Céline Garcia |  FRA | 8:32.58 | 2:00.88 (2) | 4:09.60 (2) | 6:23.81 (3) | 2:08.72 (3) | 2:14.21 (3) | 2:08.77 (1) | |||
| 3 | 1 | Laila Finska-Bezerra |  FIN | 8:35.72 | 2:03.98 (3) | 4:11.67 (3) | 6:23.51 (2) | 2:07.69 (2) | 2:11.84 (1) | 2:12.21 (3) | |||
| 4 | 4 | Tonia Svaier |  GRE | 8:49.44 | 2:05.81 (4) | 4:17.31 (4) | 6:34.20 (4) | 2:11.50 (4) | 2:16.89 (4) | 2:15.24 (4) | |||
| 5 | 5 | Ana Urbano |  ARG | 9:04.66 | 2:10.09 (5) | 4:26.36 (5) | 6:48.67 (5) | 2:16.27 (5) | 2:22.31 (5) | 2:15.99 (5) |
