Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the eighth time that the women's 5000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 43 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background
The women's 5000 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1996, when the event replaced the women's 3000 metres to match the men's event.

Qualification
For the women's 5000 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 45 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 14:52.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 18:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.

Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening.