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
 Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands
 Karin Kania  East Germany
 Andrea Ehrig  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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