Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Makomanai Open Stadium
DatesFebruary 9, 1972
Competitors31 from 12 nations
Winning time2:20.85
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dianne Holum
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Stien Kaiser
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Atje Keulen-Deelstra
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1968
1976  

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Makomanai Open Stadium. [1] [2]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Stien Kaiser  (NED)2:15.8 Davos, Switzerland 15 January 1971
Olympic recordFlag of Finland.svg  Kaija Mustonen  (FIN)2:22.4 Grenoble, France 10 February 1968

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
9 FebruaryPair 1 Atje Keulen-Deelstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.05OR
9 FebruaryPair 5 Dianne Holum Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:20.85OR

Results

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dianne Holum Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:20.85 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Stien Baas-Kaiser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:21.05
Bronze medal icon.svg Atje Keulen-Deelstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.05
4 Ellie van den Brom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.27
5 Rosemarie Taupadel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:22.35
6 Nina Statkevich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:23.19
7 Connie Carpenter-Phinney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:23.93
8 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:24.07
9 Kapitolina Seryogina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:24.29
10 Monika Pflug Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:24.69
11 Satomi Koike Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:25.16
12 Kim Bok-soon Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 2:25.48
13 Han Pil-Hwa Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 2:25.64
14 Lyudmila Savrulina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:25.85
15 Paula Dufter Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:26.00
16 Tuula Vilkas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:27.09
17 Emiko Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:28.19
18 Kaname Ide Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:28.34
19 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:28.36
20 Sylvia Filipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:29.38
21 Sylvia Burka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:29.60
22 Choi Jung-Hui Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2:29.79
23 Kirsti Biermann Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:29.94
24 Leah Poulos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:31.29
25 Ylva Hedlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:31.31
26 Ann-Sofie Järnström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:31.53
27 Gayle Gordon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:31.86
28 Jeon Seon-ok Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2:32.06
29 Kim Myung-ja Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 2:32.55
30 Jennifer Jackson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:35.22
31 Monika Stützle Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:37.15

References

  1. 1 2 "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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.