1984
1. Maricica Puica (Rom) ................. ............... 8:35.96
2. Wendy Sly (GB) ......................................... 8:39.47
3. Lynn Williams (Can) ................................... 8:42.14
1988
1. Tatyana Dorovskikh (SU) ............................ 8:26.53
2. Paula Ivan (Rom) ....................................... 8:27.15
3. Yvonne Murray (GB) .................................. 8:29.02
1992
1. Yelena Romanova (SU) ............................. 8:46.04
2. Tatyana Dorovskikh (SU) ........................... 8:46.85
3. Angela Chalmers (Can) ............................. 8:47.22
1996 (5.000 m.)
1. Wang Junxia (Chn) .................................. 14:59.88
2. Pauline Konga (Ken) ................................ 15:03.49
3. Roberta Brunet (Ita) ................................. 15:07.52
2000
1. Gabriela Szabo (ROM) ............................. 14:40.79
2. Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) ............................... 14:41.02
3. Gete Wami (ETH) .................................... 14:42.23 

Medals
2 - 1 - 0  Soviet Union
2 - 1 - 0  Romania
1 - 0 - 0  China
0 - 1 - 0  Great Britain
0 - 1 - 0  Kenya
0 - 1 - 0  Ireland
0 - 0 - 2  Canada
0 - 0 - 1  Italy
0 - 0 - 1  Ethiopia

More Gold Medals: -
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