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

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Women's 1500 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date 10 February 1968
Competitors 30 from 12 nations
Winning time 2:22.4 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kaija Mustonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Carry Geijssen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Stien Kaiser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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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] [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  Inga Artamonova  (URS)2:19.0 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 27 January 1962
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Lidia Skoblikova  (URS)2:22.6 Innsbruck, Austria 31 January 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
10 FebruaryFlag of Finland.svg  Kaija Mustonen  (FIN)2:22.4OR

Results

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kaija Mustonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:22.4 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Carry Geijssen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.7
Bronze medal icon.svg Stien Kaiser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:24.5
4 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:25.2
5 Lāsma Kauniste Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:25.4
6 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:25.8
7 Lyudmila Titova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:26.8
8 Ruth Schleiermacher Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 2:27.1
9 Christina Lindblom-Scherling Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:27.5
Hildegard Sellhuber Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 2:27.5
11 Lidiya Skoblikova Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:27.6
12 Ans Schut Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:28.3
13 Dianne Holum Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:28.5
14 Martine Ivangine Flag of France.svg  France 2:29.9
Kari Kåring Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:29.9
16 Jeanne Ashworth Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:30.3
17 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:30.7
18 Christina Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:31.4
Sachiko Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:31.4
20 Ylva Hedlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:31.5
21 Doreen McCannell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:32.2
22 Arja Kantola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:33.2
23 Kaname Ide Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:34.2
24 Marcia Parsons Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:34.4
25 Jeanne Omelenchuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:35.5
26 Jitsuko Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:36.6
27 Kim Gwi-Jin Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 2:36.7
28 Marie-Louise Perrenoud Flag of France.svg  France 2:39.2
29 Patricia Demartini Flag of France.svg  France 2:40.6
30 Paula Dufter Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 2:45.2

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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 1,500 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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