Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

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Women's 5000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Olympic Oval
DatesFebruary 28
Competitors25 from 15 nations
Winning time7:14.13 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yvonne van Gennip
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Andrea Ehrig
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Gabi Zange
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany

The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 28 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 15 nations participated in the event. [1] [2]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Yvonne van Gennip  (NED)7:20.36 Heerenveen, Netherlands 20 March 1987
Olympic recordNoneNone NoneNone

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
28 FebruaryPair 1 Andrea Ehrig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7:17.12ORWR
28 FebruaryPair 5 Yvonne van Gennip Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:14.13ORWR

Results

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Rank  PairLaneAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5O Yvonne van Gennip Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:14.13(WR)
Silver medal icon.svg   1  O Andrea Ehrig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7:17.12+2.99
Bronze medal icon.svg  2 I Gabi Zange Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7:21.61+7.48
 6  I Svetlana Boyko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7:28.39+14.26
 5  I Yelena Lapuga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7:28.65+14.52
 4  O Seiko Hashimoto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:34.43+20.30
 3  I Gunda Kleemann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7:34.59+20.46
 1O  I Jasmin Krohn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:36.56+22.43
 12  O Han Chun-ok Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 7:36.81+22.68
10  7  O Jane Goldman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:36.98+22.85
11  2  O Mary Docter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:37.00+22.87
12  9  I Elena Belci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:37.23+23.10
13  3  O Marieke Stam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:38.02+23.87
14  1  I Ingrid Paul Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:40.67+26.54
15  7  I Yelena Tumanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7:40.82+26.69
16  8  I Wang Xiaoyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:46.30+32.17
17  11  O Kim Young-ok Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 7:46.51+32.38
18  9  O Natalie Grenier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:46.96+32.84
19  4  I Natsue Seki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:47.43+33.30
20  8  O Ariane Loignon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:49.55+35.42
21  13  I Erwina Ryś-Ferens Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7:50.43+36.30
22  12  I Nancy Swider-Peltz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:52.12+37.99
23  1O  O Kathy Gordon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:53.30+39.17
24  11  I Minna Nystedt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:54.11+39.98
25  6  O Stéphanie Dumont Flag of France.svg  France 8:00.40+46.27

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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 5,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "5000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. "5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.