Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
DatesFebruary 5
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Winning time2:16.58
Medalists
 Galina Stepanskaya  Netherlands
 Sheila Young  United States
 Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union
Speed skating at the
1976 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1]

Records

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

World record  Tatyana Averina (URS) 2:09.90 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 11 March 1975
Olympic record  Dianne Holum (USA) 2:20.85 Sapporo, Japan 9 February 1972

The following new world and olympic record were set during the competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
5 February Pair 1 Lisbeth Korsmo  Norway 2:18.99 OR
5 February Pair 4 Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union 2:17.96 OR
5 February Pair 7 Galina Stepanskaya  Soviet Union 2:16.58 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 7 o Galina Stepanskaya  Soviet Union 2:16.58 – OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 9 i Sheila Young  United States 2:17.06 +0.38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 o Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union 2:17.96 +1.38
4 1 i Lisbeth Korsmo  Norway 2:18.99 +2.41
5 9 o Karin Kessow  East Germany 2:19.05 +2.47
6 12 o Leah Poulos  United States 2:19.11 +2.53
7 1 o Ines Bautzmann  East Germany 2:19.63 +3.05
8 8 o Erwina Ryś  Poland 2:19.69 +3.11
9 3 i Sylvia Burka  Canada 2:19.74 +3.16
10 12 i Andrea Mitscherlich  East Germany 2:20.05 +3.47
11 8 i Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl  Norway 2:21.85 +5.27
12 2 i Annie Borckink  Netherlands 2:22.06 +5.48
13 6 i Sijtje van der Lende  Netherlands 2:22.10 +5.52
14 5 o Sylvia Filipsson  Sweden 2:22.42 +5.84
15 11 o Nina Statkevich  Soviet Union 2:22.59 +6.01
16 13 o Christa Jaarsma  Netherlands 2:23.98 +7.40
17 4 i Cindy Seikkula  United States 2:24.06 +7.48
18 11 i Ewa Malewicka  Poland 2:24.26 +7.68
19 3 o Janina Korowicka  Poland 2:24.30 +7.72
20 5 i Tuula Vilkas  Finland 2:24.55 +7.97
21 6 o Liz Appleby  Canada 2:24.89 +8.31
22 2 i Chieko Ito  Japan 2:25.27 +8.69
23 13 i Kathy Vogt  Canada 2:25.49 +8.91
24 10 o Yuko Yaegashi-Ota  Japan 2:25.74 +9.16
25 7 i Lee Nam-Sun  South Korea 2:26.24 +9.66
26 10 i Linda Rombouts  Belgium 2:32.96 +16.38

References

  1. 1 2 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

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