Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Olympic Oval
DatesFebruary 27
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Winning time2:00.68
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yvonne van Gennip Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Karin Kania Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrea Ehrig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
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The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on February 27, at the Olympic Oval. [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".

1988 Winter Olympics 15th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Calgary (Canada) in 1988

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between February 13 and 28, 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period. The host city was selected in 1981 over Falun, Sweden, and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Most events took place in Calgary while several skiing events were held in the mountain resorts of Nakiska and Canmore, west of the city.

Olympic Oval ice hall, Calgary, Canada

The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval; it was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened 32 years ago in 1987.

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Records

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

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Karin Kania  (GDR)1:59.30 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 22 March 1986
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Karin Kania  (GDR)2:03.42 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 9 February 1984

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

DateAthleteCountryTimeORWR
27 February Andrea Ehrig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:01.49OR
27 February Karin Kania Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:00.82OR
27 February Yvonne van Gennip Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.68OR

Results

Constanze Moser-Scandolo was about to start for the East German team when she had to pull out due to injury; she won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in the following year. [5]

Constanze Moser-Scandolo East German speed skater

Constanze Moser-Scandolo is a former World Champion speed skater who competed for East Germany.

The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1933–1935.

The following are the results of the competitors: [1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Yvonne van Gennip Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.68– OR
Silver medal icon.svg Karin Kania Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:00.82+0.14
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrea Ehrig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:01.49+0.81
4 Bonnie Blair Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:04.02+3.34
5 Yelena Lapuga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:04.24+3.56
6 Seiko Hashimoto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:04.38+3.70
7 Gunda Kleeman Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:04.68+4.00
Erwina Ryś-Ferens Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:04.68+4.00
9 Song Hwa-son Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 2:05.25+4.57
10 Leslie Bader Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:05.53+4.85
11 Natalie Grenier Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:06.80+6.12
12 Marieke Stam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:07.00+6.32
13 Katie Class Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:07.30+6.95
14 Ariane Loignon Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:07.63+7.03
15 Yelena Tumanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:07.71+7.03
16 Anja Mischke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:08.52+7.84
17 Zofia Tokarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:08.54+7.86
18 Jane Goldman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:08.72+8.04
19 Natsue Seki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:08.89+8.21
20 Edel Therese Høiseth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:09.34+8.66
21 Chantal Côté Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:09.62+8.94
22 Han Chun-ok Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 2:09.66+8.98
23 Caroline Maheux Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:10.83+10.15
24 Kim Young-ok Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:11.95+11.27
25 Minna Nystedt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:12.40+11.72
26 Choi Hye-sook Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:12.96+12.28
27 Stéphanie Dumont Flag of France.svg  France 2:13.01+12.33
28 Bibija Kerla Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:21.69+21.01

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "1500m Speed Skating Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1500m Speed Skating Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien[The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. pp. 393f. ISBN   3-89602-538-4.
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