Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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Women's 500 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date 9 February 1968
Competitors 28 from 11 nations
Winning time 46.1
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lyudmila Titova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Jenny Fish Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Dianne Holum Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Mary Meyers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse. [1] [2]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

1968 Winter Olympics 10th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Grenoble (France) in 1968

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France, and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated.

LAnneau de Vitesse

L'Anneau de Vitesse is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mistral. The park also hosts the Palais des sports was the main Olympic site in the city in 1968.

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Records

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

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Sidorova  (URS)42.5 Davos, Switzerland 3 February 1968
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Lidia Skoblikova  (URS)45.0 Innsbruck, Austria 30 January 1964

Results

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RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Lyudmila Titova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 46.1
Silver medal icon.svg Jenny Fish Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.3
Dianne Holum Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.3
Mary Meyers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.3
5 Ellie van den Brom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46.6
6 Kaija Mustonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 46.7
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 46.7
8 Kirsti Biermann Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 46.8
9 Irina Yegorova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 46.9
Tatyana Sidorova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 46.9
11 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 47.0
12 Arja Kantola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.4
Evi Sappl Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 47.4
14 Stien Kaiser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 47.6
15 Christina Lindblom-Scherling Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.7
16 Wil Burgmeijer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 47.8
Ruth Schleiermacher Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 47.8
18 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 48.1
19 Marie-Louise Perrenoud Flag of France.svg  France 48.2
Wendy Thompson Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 48.2
21 Hildegard Sellhuber Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 48.4
22 Martine Ivangine Flag of France.svg  France 48.5
23 Marcia Parsons Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 48.8
24 Doreen McCannell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 49.0
25 Misae Takeda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 49.4
26 Ylva Hedlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.9
27 Kaname Ide Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 50.0
- Sachiko Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF

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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. ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. 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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