Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 20 kilometre freestyle

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Women's 20 km
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Canmore Nordic Centre
Date25 February
Competitors55 from 18 nations
Winning time55:53.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tamara Tikhonova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Anfisa Reztsova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Raisa Smetanina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1984
1992  

The 20 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme for women at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the second and final time the event took place at the Olympics, with it being replaced by the 30km event. The competition was held on 25 February 1988 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. [1]

Results

RankNameCountryTime
1 Tamara Tikhonova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55:53.6
2 Anfisa Reztsova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 56:12.8
3 Raisa Smetanina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 57:22.1
4 Christina Gilli-Brügger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 57:37.4
5 Simone Opitz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 57:54.3
6 Manuela Di Centa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 57:55.2
7 Kerstin Moring Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 58:17.2
8 Marianne Dahlmo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 58:31.1
9 Anna-Lena Fritzon Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 58:37.4
10 Marie-Helene Westin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 58:39.4
11 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 58:45.6
12 Marjo Matikainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 58:50.7
13 Alžbeta Havrančíková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 58:51.4
14 Evi Kratzer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 58:56.1
15 Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59:01.2
16 Karin Thomas Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 59:17.2
17 Viera Klimková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 59:22.5
18 Marit Elveos Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59:33.2
19 Guidina Dal Sasso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 59:40.4
20 Anette Bøe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59:45.8
21 Lis Frost Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 59:59.6
22 Karin Lamberg-Skog Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:00:34.6
23 Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:00:48.6
24 Marit Wold Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:00:55.0
25 Leslie Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:01:04.1
26 Carol Gibson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01:12.0
27 Marie-Andrée Masson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01:12.6
28 Jaana Savolainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:01:26.8
29 Stefania Belmondo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:01:36.9
30 Marianne Irniger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:01:51.5
31 Jean McAllister Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:02:02.8
32 Eija Hyytiäinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:02:06.9
33 Ľubomíra Balážová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:02:25.0
34 Ivana Rádlová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:02:25.4
35 Karin Jäger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:02:34.6
36 Elena Desderi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:02:54.8
37 Cornelia Sulzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:03:01.2
38 Susann Kuhfittig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:03:05.8
39 Rodica Drăguş Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:03:06.0
40 Madonna Harris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:03:09.6
41 Birgit Kohlrusch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:03:16.2
42 Betsy Youngman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03:31.3
43 Nancy Fiddler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03:57.5
44 Angela Schmidt-Foster Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:04:21.9
45 Stefanie Birkelbach Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:04:40.5
46 Adina Țuțulan-Șotropa Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:05:48.6
47 Tang Yuqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:06:50.1
48 Mihaela Cârstoi Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:06:59.5
49 Piroska Abos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:07:33.1
50 Hildegard Embacher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:07:35.1
51 Davaagiin Enkhee Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 1:08:14.5
52 Louise McKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:11:07.3
Margot Kober Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNF
Sonja Bilgeri Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Nina Gavrylyuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DSQ

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References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 20 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.