Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]
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| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 10 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:57.70 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Claudia Pechstein won the gold medal at the distance after winning two bronzes and a silver medal in previous Olympics. Favorite Anni Friesinger finished fourth, while all medalists broke the former world record.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 3:59.26 | Calgary, Canada | 2 March 2001 | [2] |
| Olympic record | | 4:07.29 | Nagano, Japan | 11 February 1998 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date[2] | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 10 February | Pair 6 | Emese Hunyady |  | 4:06.55 | OR | |
| 10 February | Pair 10 | Kristina Groves |  | 4:06.44 | OR | |
| 10 February | Pair 13 | Anni Friesinger | | 3:59.39 | OR | |
| 10 February | Pair 15 | Claudia Pechstein | | 3:57.70 | OR | WR |
Results
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References
- "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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