ATHENS 2004:

Gold - Huina Xing, China
Silver - Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia
Bronze - Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia

SYDNEY 2000:

Gold - Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia 
Silver - Gete Wami, Ethiopia
Bronze - Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal

ATLANTA 1996:

Gold - Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal
Silver - Wang Junxia, China
Bronze - Gete Wami, Ethiopia

BARCELONA 1992:

Gold - Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia 
Silver - Elana Meyer, South Africa
Bronze - Lynn Jennings, United States

SEOUL 1988:

Gold - Olga Bondarenko, Soviet Union
Silver - Elizabeth McColgan, Great Britain
Bronze - Yelena Zhupiyeva, Soviet Union

1896 - 1984:

not held

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