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.

[1] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Martina Sáblíková (CZE - out) and Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (GER - in) in the final 8th pair of the 5000m race.