Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]

Women's 1500 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
Date10 February 1968
Competitors30 from 12 nations
Winning time2:22.4 OR
Medalists
Kaija Mustonen  Finland
Carry Geijssen  Netherlands
Stien Kaiser  Netherlands
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Records

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

World record Inga Artamonova (URS)2:19.0Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union27 January 1962
Olympic record Lidia Skoblikova (URS)2:22.6Innsbruck, Austria31 January 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
10 February Kaija Mustonen (FIN)2:22.4OR

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Kaija Mustonen Finland2:22.4OR
Carry Geijssen Netherlands2:22.7
Stien Kaiser Netherlands2:24.5
4Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway2:25.2
5Lāsma Kauniste Soviet Union2:25.4
6Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland2:25.8
7Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union2:26.8
8Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany2:27.1
9Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden2:27.5
Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany2:27.5
11Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union2:27.6
12Ans Schut Netherlands2:28.3
13Dianne Holum United States2:28.5
14Martine Ivangine France2:29.9
Kari Kåring Norway2:29.9
16Jeanne Ashworth United States2:30.3
17Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway2:30.7
18Christina Karlsson Sweden2:31.4
Sachiko Saito Japan2:31.4
20Ylva Hedlund Sweden2:31.5
21Doreen McCannell Canada2:32.2
22Arja Kantola Finland2:33.2
23Kaname Ide Japan2:34.2
24Marcia Parsons Canada2:34.4
25Jeanne Omelenchuk United States2:35.5
26Jitsuko Saito Japan2:36.6
27Kim Gwi-Jin South Korea2:36.7
28Marie-Louise Perrenoud France2:39.2
29Patricia Demartini France2:40.6
30Paula Dufter West Germany2:45.2

References
  1. "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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