| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 119 |
| Total countries | 27 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 25 | 14 |
| 1992 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 24 | 11 |
| 1994 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 16 | 9 |
| 1998 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 15 | 9 |
| 2002 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 16 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 16 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 16 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 16 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 12 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 12 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5,000 metres, Women | Olympic | 12 | 10 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Czechia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Pechstein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Martina Sáblíková | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Gunda Kleemann-Niemann-Stirnemann | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Clara Hughes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Yvonne van Gennip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Francesca Lollobrigida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Irene Schouten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Esmee Visser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |