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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Location: Olympic Stadium (Turner Field)
Date Started: August 2, 1996
Date Finished: August 2, 1996
| Gold: | Fernanda Ribeiro |
| Silver: | Wang Junxia |
| Bronze: | Gete Wami |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernanda Ribeiro | 27 | Portugal | POR | 31:01.63 | OR |
| 2 | Wang Junxia | 33 | China | CHN | 31:02.58 | |
| 3 | Gete Wami | 21 | Ethiopia | ETH | 31:06.65 | |
| 4 | Derartu Tulu | 24 | Ethiopia | ETH | 31:10.46 | |
| 5 | Masako Chiba | 20 | Japan | JPN | 31:20.62 | |
| 6 | Tegla Loroupe | 25 | Kenya | KEN | 31:23.22 | |
| 7 | Yuko Kawakami | 20 | Japan | JPN | 31:23.23 | |
| 8 | Iulia Negură | 29 | Romania | ROU | 31:26.46 | |
| 9 | Julia Vaquero | 25 | Spain | ESP | 31:27.07 | |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | 18 | Kenya | KEN | 31:53.38 | |
| 11 | Catherina McKiernan | 26 | Ireland | IRL | 32:00.38 | |
| 12 | Annemari Sandell | 19 | Finland | FIN | 32:14.66 | |
| 13 | Colleen de Reuck | 32 | South Africa | RSA | 32:14.69 | |
| 14 | Lyudmila Petrova | 27 | Russia | RUS | 32:25.89 | |
| 15 | Wang Mingxia | 24 | China | CHN | 32:38.98 | |
| 16 | Hiromi Suzuki | 27 | Japan | JPN | 32:43.39 | |
| 17 | Sue Hobson | 38 | Australia | AUS | 32:47.71 | |
| 18 | Berhane Adere | 22 | Ethiopia | ETH | 32:57.35 | |
| 19 | Yang Siju | 23 | China | CHN | 33:15.29 |