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
Venue Olympic Oval
Dates February 23
Competitors 29 from 16 nations
Winning time 4:11.94 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Zange
 East Germany

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)4:16.76Calgary, Canada5 December 1987
Olympic record Andrea Ehrig (GDR)4:24.79Sarajevo, Yugoslavia15 February 1984

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

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
23 FebruaryPair 1Andrea Ehrig East Germany4:12.09ORWR
23 FebruaryPair 4Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands4:11.94ORWR

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands4:11.94(WR)
2nd, silver medalist(s)Andrea Ehrig East Germany4:12.09+0.15
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Gabi Zange East Germany4:16.92+4.98
4Karin Kania East Germany4:18.80+8.86
5Erwina Ryś-Ferens Poland4:22.59+10.59
6Svetlana Boyko Soviet Union4:22.90+10.96
7Seiko Hashimoto Japan4:23.29+11.35
Yelena Lapuga Soviet Union4:23.29+11.35
9Yelena Tumanova Soviet Union4:24.07+12.13
10Jasmin Krohn Sweden4:25.06+13.12
11Jane Goldman United States4:25.26+13.32
12Anja Mischke West Germany4:26.30+14.36
13Elena Belci Italy4:27.21+15.27
14Emese Hunyady Austria4:27.56+15.62
15Ariane Loignon Canada4:28.55+16.61
16Marieke Stam Netherlands4:28.92+16.98
17Han Chun-ok North Korea4:29.16+17.22
18Natsue Seki Japan4:29.77+17,83
19Mary Docter United States4:29.93+17.99
20Leslie Bader United States4:30.09+18.15
21Zhang Qing China4:30.19+18.25
22Kim Young-ok South Korea4:30.60+18.66
23Song Hwa-Son North Korea4:31.05+19.11
24Marie-France van Helden France4:32.34+20.40
25Minna Nystedt Norway4:35.35+23.41
26Chantal Côté Canada4:35.74+23.80
27Stéphanie Dumont France4:38.03+26.09
28Choi Hye-sook South Korea4:42.26+30.32
-Ingrid Paul NetherlandsDQ

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 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.
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