The Women's 5000m athletic event for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 2 September 2012.

[1] The event, open to T53 and T54 wheelchair athletes, consisted of 2 heats and a final.

The event was won by Swiss athlete Edith Wolf, beating American Shirley Reilly, who won the silver medal, and Australian Christie Dawes, who claimed the bronze medal.

[2] Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:[3] Competed 31 August 2012 from 10:15.

rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.