Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres
# Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 10,000 metres race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 35 competitors.

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 8 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 31:35.90 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 31:36.00 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 31:36.32 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Masako Chiba | Japan | 31:37.03 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 31:40.16 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 31:40.42 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Hiromi Suzuki | Japan | 31:54.89 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Maria Guida | Italy | 31:55.35 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 31:58.84 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Wang Mingxia | China | 32:10.26 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 32:20.92 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Birhane Adere | Ethiopia | 32:21.09 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Yang Siju | China | 32:22.77 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Susan Hobson | Australia | 32:25.13 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 32:27.05 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 32:28.73 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Yuko Kawakami | Japan | 32:31.69 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 32:32.10 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Joan Nesbit | United States | 32:33.48 | |
| 20 | 1 | Wang Junxia | China | 32:36.53 | Q |
| 21 | 1 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 32:39.19 | Q |
| 22 | 2 | Firiya Sultanova | Russia | 32:40.91 | |
| 23 | 1 | Kate Fonshell | United States | 32:48.05 | |
| 24 | 1 | Nyla Carroll | New Zealand | 32:50.64 | |
| 25 | 1 | Silvia Sommaggio | Italy | 32:59.40 | |
| 26 | 2 | Chantal Dällenbach | France | 33:22.35 | |
| 27 | 1 | Klara Kashapova | Russia | 33:28.34 | |
| 28 | 1 | Kathrin Weßel | Germany | 33:31.67 | |
| 29 | 1 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 33:40.76 | |
| 30 | 2 | Daria Nauer | Switzerland | 33:56.95 | |
| 31 | 2 | Olga Appell | United States | 34:12.54 | |
| 32 | 1 | Farida Fates | France | 34:38.49 | |
| 33 | 2 | Justine Nahimana | Burundi | 35:58.51 | |
| | 1 | Ursula Jeitziner | Switzerland | DNF | |
| | 1 | Kylie Risk | Australia | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 31:01.63 | OR, NR |
| | Wang Junxia | China | 31:02.58 | |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 31:06.65 | |
| 4 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 31:10.46 | |
| 5 | Masako Chiba | Japan | 31:20.62 | |
| 6 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 31:23.22 | |
| 7 | Yuko Kawakami | Japan | 31:23.23 | |
| 8 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 31:26.46 | |
| 9 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 31:27.07 | |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 31:53.38 | |
| 11 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 32:00.38 | |
| 12 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 32:14.66 | |
| 13 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 32:14.69 | |
| 14 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 32:25.89 | |
| 15 | Wang Mingxia | China | 32:38.98 | |
| 16 | Hiromi Suzuki | Japan | 32:43.39 | |
| 17 | Susan Hobson | Australia | 32:47.71 | |
| 18 | Birhane Adere | Ethiopia | 32:57.35 | |
| 19 | Yang Siju | China | 33:15.29 | |
| | Maria Guida | Italy | DNS | |
