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

Women's 1500 metres
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
DatesFebruary 10
Competitors30 from 12 nations
Winning time2:22.4
Medalists
 Kaija Mustonen  Finland
 Carry Geijssen  Netherlands
 Stien Kaiser  Netherlands
Speed skating at the
1968 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m 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 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]

Records

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

World record  Inga Artamonova (URS) 2:19.0 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 27 January 1962
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 2:22.6 Innsbruck, Austria 31 January 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
10 February  Kaija Mustonen (FIN) 2:22.4 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kaija Mustonen Finland 2:22.4 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Carry Geijssen Netherlands 2:22.7
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Stien Kaiser Netherlands 2:24.5
4 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway 2:25.2
5 Lāsma Kauniste Soviet Union 2:25.4
6 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland 2:25.8
7 Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union 2:26.8
8 Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany 2:27.1
9 Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden 2:27.5
9 Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany 2:27.5
11 Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union 2:27.6
12 Ans Schut Netherlands 2:28.3
13 Dianne Holum United States 2:28.5
14 Martine Ivangine France 2:29.9
14 Kari Kåring Norway 2:29.9
16 Jeanne Ashworth United States 2:30.3
17 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway 2:30.7
18 Christina Karlsson Sweden 2:31.4
18 Sachiko Saito Japan 2:31.4
20 Ylva Hedlund Sweden 2:31.5
21 Doreen McCannell Canada 2:32.2
22 Arja Kantola Finland 2:33.2
23 Kaname Ide Japan 2:34.2
24 Marcia Parsons Canada 2:34.4
25 Jeanne Omelenchuk United States 2:35.5
26 Jitsuko Saito Japan 2:36.6
27 Kim Gwi-Jin South Korea 2:36.7
28 Marie-Louise Perrenoud France 2:39.2
29 Patricia Demartini France 2:40.6
30 Paula Dufter West Germany 2:45.2

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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