Women's 1500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
Dates | 18 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February at the Torino Palavela. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 2:18.861 | Beijing, China | 11 January 2004 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:21.069 | Salt Lake City, United States | 13 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals. [2]
The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. Tatiana Borodulina finished fifth in her semifinal, but was advanced due to interference from Stéphanie Bouvier. [2]
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 2:31.747 | QA |
2 | ![]() | 2:32.504 | QA |
3 | ![]() | 2:32.527 | QB |
4 | ![]() | 2:44.05 7 | QB |
5 | ![]() | 2:45.897 | ADV |
– | ![]() | DQ |
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 2:22.776 | QA |
2 | ![]() | 2:22.946 | QA |
3 | ![]() | 2:23.048 | QB |
4 | ![]() | 2:23.141 | QB |
5 | ![]() | 2:23.490 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:26.370 |
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 2:26.915 | QA |
2 | ![]() | 2:27.095 | QA |
3 | ![]() | 2:27.145 | QB |
4 | ![]() | 2:27.291 | QB |
5 | ![]() | 2:27.395 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:29.173 |
The largest short-track race of the Games, with seven women entered, saw two of the skaters disqualified. The most notable of these was Byun Chun-sa, who originally finished third. She was adjudged to have interfered with Wang Meng. Wang, who was originally fourth, moved into the bronze medal position after Byun's disqualification. [2] [3]
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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![]() | ![]() | 2:23.494 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2:24.069 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2:24.469 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:25.405 | |
5 | ![]() | 2:26.495 | |
– | ![]() | DQ | |
– | ![]() | DQ |
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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6 | ![]() | 2:29.314 | |
7 | ![]() | 2:29.540 | |
8 | ![]() | 2:29.978 | |
9 | ![]() | 2:30.054 | |
10 | ![]() | 2:30.164 | |
11 | ![]() | 2:32.097 |