Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
Women's 1500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
Dates | February 5 | |||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:16.58 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() | 2:09.90 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 11 March 1975 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:20.85 | Sapporo, Japan | 9 February 1972 |
The following new world and olympic record were set during the competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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5 February | Pair 1 | Lisbeth Korsmo | ![]() | 2:18.99 | OR | |
5 February | Pair 4 | Tatyana Averina | ![]() | 2:17.96 | OR | |
5 February | Pair 7 | Galina Stepanskaya | ![]() | 2:16.58 | OR |
Results[edit]
Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
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![]() | 7 | o | Galina Stepanskaya | ![]() | 2:16.58 | – | OR |
![]() | 9 | i | Sheila Young | ![]() | 2:17.06 | +0.38 | |
![]() | 4 | o | Tatyana Averina | ![]() | 2:17.96 | +1.38 | |
4 | 1 | i | Lisbeth Korsmo | ![]() | 2:18.99 | +2.41 | |
5 | 9 | o | Karin Kessow | ![]() | 2:19.05 | +2.47 | |
6 | 12 | o | Leah Poulos | ![]() | 2:19.11 | +2.53 | |
7 | 1 | o | Ines Bautzmann | ![]() | 2:19.63 | +3.05 | |
8 | 8 | o | Erwina Ryś | ![]() | 2:19.69 | +3.11 | |
9 | 3 | i | Sylvia Burka | ![]() | 2:19.74 | +3.16 | |
10 | 12 | i | Andrea Mitscherlich | ![]() | 2:20.05 | +3.47 | |
11 | 8 | i | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | ![]() | 2:21.85 | +5.27 | |
12 | 2 | i | Annie Borckink | ![]() | 2:22.06 | +5.48 | |
13 | 6 | i | Sijtje van der Lende | ![]() | 2:22.10 | +5.52 | |
14 | 5 | o | Sylvia Filipsson | ![]() | 2:22.42 | +5.84 | |
15 | 11 | o | Nina Statkevich | ![]() | 2:22.59 | +6.01 | |
16 | 13 | o | Christa Jaarsma | ![]() | 2:23.98 | +7.40 | |
17 | 4 | i | Cindy Seikkula | ![]() | 2:24.06 | +7.48 | |
18 | 11 | i | Ewa Malewicka | ![]() | 2:24.26 | +7.68 | |
19 | 3 | o | Janina Korowicka | ![]() | 2:24.30 | +7.72 | |
20 | 5 | i | Tuula Vilkas | ![]() | 2:24.55 | +7.97 | |
21 | 6 | o | Liz Appleby | ![]() | 2:24.89 | +8.31 | |
22 | 2 | i | Chieko Ito | ![]() | 2:25.27 | +8.69 | |
23 | 13 | i | Kathy Vogt | ![]() | 2:25.49 | +8.91 | |
24 | 10 | o | Yuko Yaegashi-Ota | ![]() | 2:25.74 | +9.16 | |
25 | 7 | i | Lee Nam-Sun | ![]() | 2:26.24 | +9.66 | |
26 | 10 | i | Linda Rombouts | ![]() | 2:32.96 | +16.38 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.