Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 27
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Winning time2:00.68
Medalists
   Netherlands
   East Germany
   East Germany
Speed skating at the
1988 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on February 27, at the Olympic Oval.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]

World record  Karin Kania (GDR) 1:59.30 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 22 March 1986
Olympic record  Karin Kania (GDR) 2:03.42 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 9 February 1984

The following new World and Olympic records were set during the competition.

Date Athlete Country Time OR WR
27 February Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 2:01.49 OR
27 February Karin Kania  East Germany 2:00.82 OR
27 February Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands 2:00.68 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands 2:00.68 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Karin Kania  East Germany 2:00.82 +0.14
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 2:01.49 +0.81
4 Bonnie Blair  United States 2:04.02 +3.34
5 Yelena Lapuga  Soviet Union 2:04.24 +3.56
6 Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 2:04.38 +3.70
7 Gunda Kleeman  East Germany 2:04.68 +4.00
Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 2:04.68 +4.00
9 Song Hwa-Son  North Korea 2:05.25 +4.57
10 Leslie Bader  United States 2:05.53 +4.85
11 Natalie Grenier  Canada 2:06.80 +6.12
12 Marieke Stam  Netherlands 2:07.00 +6.32
13 Katie Class  United States 2:07.30 +6.95
14 Ariane Loignon  Canada 2:07.63 +7.03
15 Yelena Tumanova  Soviet Union 2:07.71 +7.03
16 Anja Mischke  West Germany 2:08.52 +7.84
17 Zofia Tokarczyk  Poland 2:08.54 +7.86
18 Jane Goldman  United States 2:08.72 +8.04
19 Natsue Seki  Japan 2:08.89 +8.21
20 Edel Therese Høiseth  Norway 2:09.34 +8.66
21 Chantal Côté  Canada 2:09.62 +8.94
22 Han Chun-Ok  North Korea 2:09.66 +8.98
23 Caroline Maheux  Canada 2:10.83 +10.15
24 Kim Young-Ok  South Korea 2:11.95 +11.27
25 Minna Nystedt  Norway 2:12.40 +11.72
26 Choi Hye-Sook  South Korea 2:12.96 +12.28
27 Stéphanie Dumont  France 2:13.01 +12.33
28 Bibija Kerla  Yugoslavia 2:21.69 +21.01

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "1500m Speed Skating Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  3. "1500m Speed Skating Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

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