Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 17 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kate Anderson	Australia	15:52.74
	Andrea Whitcombe	England	15:56.85
	Samukeliso Moyo	Zimbabwe	15:57.57
4	Restituta Joseph	Tanzania	15:59.15
5	Sarah Young	England	15:59.79
6	Hawa Hamis Hussein	Tanzania	16:01.25
7	Anne Cross	Australia	16:14.98
	Kathy Butler	Canada	DNF
	Sally Barsosio	Kenya	DNS