Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

Women's 3000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 23
Competitors29 from 16 nations
Winning time4:11.94 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Zange
 East Germany
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The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.[1][2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record  Gabi Zange (GDR) 4:16.76 Calgary, Canada 5 December 1987
Olympic record  Andrea Ehrig (GDR) 4:24.79 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 15 February 1984

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
23 February Pair 1 Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 4:12.09 OR WR
23 February Pair 4 Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands 4:11.94 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 I Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands 4:11.94 – (WR)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   1   I Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 4:12.09 +0.15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   3   O Gabi Zange  East Germany 4:16.92 +4.98
4   1 O Karin Kania  East Germany 4:18.80 +6.86
5   15   I Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 4:22.59 +10.59
6   9   O Svetlana Boyko  Soviet Union 4:22.90 +10.96
7   5   O  Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 4:23.29 +11.35
 6   I  Yelena Lapuga  Soviet Union 4:23.29 +11.35
9   6   O Yelena Tumanova  Soviet Union 4:24.07 +12.13
10   10   O Jasmin Krohn  Sweden 4:25.06 +13.12
11   9   I Jane Goldman  United States 4:25.26 +13.32
12   12   O Anja Mischke  West Germany 4:26.30 +14.36
13   7   I Elena Belci  Italy 4:27.21 +15.27
14   4   O Emese Hunyady  Austria 4:27.56 +15.62
15   1O   I Ariane Loignon  Canada 4:28.55 +16.61
16   2   O Marieke Stam  Netherlands 4:28.92 +16.98
17   14   O Han Chun-ok  North Korea 4:29.16 +17.22
18   2   I Natsue Seki  Japan 4:29.77 +17,83
19   3   I Mary Docter  United States 4:29.93 +17.99
20   12   I Leslie Bader  United States 4:30.09 +18.15
21   8   I Zhang Qing  China 4:30.19 +18.25
22   14   I Kim Young-ok  South Korea 4:30.60 +18.66
23   13   I  Song Hwa-Son  North Korea 4:31.05 +19.11
24   7   O Marie-France van Helden  France 4:32.34 +20.40
25   13   O Minna Nystedt  Norway 4:35.35 +23.41
26   8   O Chantal Côté  Canada 4:35.74 +23.80
27   11   I Stéphanie Dumont  France 4:38.03 +26.09
28   15   O Choi Hye-sook  South Korea 4:42.26 +30.32
-   5   O Ingrid Paul  Netherlands DQ

References

  1. ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "3000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.