Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Eisschnellaufbahn
DatesFebruary 5
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Winning time2:16.58
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Galina Stepanskaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Sheila Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Averina Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
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The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn. [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".

1976 Winter Olympics 12th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck (Austria) in 1976

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the second time the Tyrolean city hosted the Games, which were awarded to Innsbruck after Denver, the original host city, withdrew in 1972.

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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 Averina  (URS)2:09.90 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 11 March 1975
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Dianne Holum  (USA)2:20.85 Sapporo, Japan 9 February 1972

The following new world and olympic record were set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
5 FebruaryPair 1 Lisbeth Korsmo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:18.99OR
5 FebruaryPair 4 Tatyana Averina Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:17.96OR
5 FebruaryPair 7 Galina Stepanskaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:16.58OR

Results

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RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7o Galina Stepanskaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:16.58– OR
Silver medal icon.svg9i Sheila Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:17.06+0.38
Bronze medal icon.svg4o Tatyana Averina Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:17.96+1.38
41i Lisbeth Korsmo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:18.99+2.41
59o Karin Kessow Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:19.05+2.47
612o Leah Poulos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:19.11+2.53
71o Ines Bautzmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:19.63+3.05
88o Erwina Ryś Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2:19.69+3.11
93i Sylvia Burka Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:19.74+3.16
1012i Andrea Mitscherlich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:20.05+3.47
118i Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:21.85+5.27
122i Annie Borckink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.06+5.48
136i Sijtje van der Lende Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:22.10+5.52
145o Sylvia Filipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:22.42+5.84
1511o Nina Statkevich Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 2:22.59+6.01
1613o Christa Jaarsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:23.98+7.40
174i Cindy Seikkula Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:24.06+7.48
1811i Ewa Malewicka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2:24.26+7.68
193o Janina Korowicka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2:24.30+7.72
205i Tuula Vilkas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:24.55+7.97
216o Liz Appleby Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:24.89+8.31
222i Chieko Ito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:25.27+8.69
2313i Kathy Vogt Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:25.49+8.91
2410o Yuko Yaegashi-Ota Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:25.74+9.16
257i Lee Nam-Sun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 2:26.24+9.66
2610i Linda Rombouts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:32.96+16.38

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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