Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 24, 2010.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.Results
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
| 8 | i | Martina Sáblíková | | 6:50.91 | 0.00 | TR |
| 7 | i | Stephanie Beckert | | 6:51.39 | +0.47 | |
| 5 | o | Clara Hughes | | 6:55.73 | +4.81 | |
| 8 | o | Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | | 6:58.64 | +7.72 | |
| 6 | o | Maren Haugli | | 7:02.19 | +11.27 | |
| 7 | o | Kristina Groves | | 7:04.57 | +13.65 | |
| 5 | i | Masako Hozumi | | 7:04.97 | +14.05 | |
| 3 | i | Jilleanne Rookard | | 7:07.48 | +16.56 | |
| 6 | i | Shiho Ishizawa | | 7:12.23 | +21.31 | |
| 2 | i | Jorien Voorhuis | | 7:13.27 | +22.35 | |
| 4 | i | Elma de Vries | | 7:16.68 | +25.76 | |
| 1 | o | Cindy Klassen | | 7:22.09 | +31.17 | |
| 2 | o | Svetlana Vysokova | | 7:23.33 | +32.41 | |
| 4 | o | Cathrine Grage | | 7:23.83 | +32.91 | |
| 1 | i | Maria Lamb | | 7:25.15 | +34.23 | |
| 3 | o | Katrin Mattscherodt | | | | |
