1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres walk
# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres walk

The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Irina Stankina Russia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Olga Panfyorova Russia |
| Bronze | Claudia Iovan Romania |

## Results

### Final

24 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Irina Stankina | Russia | 21:31.85 |
| | Olga Panfyorova | Russia | 21:52.27 |
| | Claudia Iovan | Romania | 21:57.11 |
| 4 | Melanie Seeger | Germany | 22:11.29 |
| 5 | Nie Yulin | China | 22:23.41 |
| 6 | Linda Coffee | Australia | 22:34.77 |
| 7 | Abigail Saenz | Mexico | 22:37.68 |
| 8 | Gabriele Herold | Germany | 22:42.62 |
| 9 | Laura Ferreiro | Spain | 22:42.96 |
| 10 | Aya Kamikawa | Japan | 22:47.36 |
| 11 | Krista Ranta-Pere | Finland | 22:50.13 |
| 12 | Takako Terui | Japan | 22:52.13 |
| 13 | Elke Ennemoser | Italy | 23:22.92 |
| 14 | Rosaleigh Commerford | Ireland | 23:29.73 |
| 15 | Barbara Tóth | Hungary | 23:30.57 |
| 16 | Annarita Fidanza | Italy | 23:33.40 |
| 17 | Park Mi-Ri | South Korea | 23:34.68 |
| 18 | Sandra Monteiro | Portugal | 24:15.98 |
| 19 | Andreia Pedro | Brazil | 24:28.03 |
| 20 | Tânia Spindler | Brazil | 25:00.47 |
| 21 | Nina Howley | United Kingdom | 25:12.23 |
| 22 | Inês Henriques | Portugal | 25:17.22 |
| 23 | Anya-Marie Ruoss | United States | 25:43.48 |
| 24 | Alison Zabrenski | United States | 26:56.56 |
| | Natalie Saville | Australia | DQ |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (2)
* Brazil (2)
* China (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (2)
* Mexico (1)
* Portugal (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
