Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.[1][2]

Women's 3000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 23
Competitors29 from 16 nations
Winning time4:11.94 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Zange
 East Germany

Records

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

World record   Gabi Zange (GDR) 4:16.76 Calgary, Canada 5 December 1987
Olympic record   Andrea Ehrig (GDR) 4:24.79 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 15 February 1984

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

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
23 February Pair 1 Andrea Ehrig   East Germany 4:12.09 OR WR
23 February Pair 4 Yvonne van Gennip   Netherlands 4:11.94 OR WR

Results

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Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
  4 I Yvonne van Gennip   Netherlands 4:11.94 (WR)
    1   I Andrea Ehrig   East Germany 4:12.09 +0.15
    3   O Gabi Zange   East Germany 4:16.92 +4.98
 1 O Karin Kania   East Germany 4:18.80 +6.86
 15   I Erwina Ryś-Ferens   Poland 4:22.59 +10.59
 9   O Svetlana Boyko   Soviet Union 4:22.90 +10.96
 5   O  Seiko Hashimoto   Japan 4:23.29 +11.35
 6   I  Yelena Lapuga   Soviet Union 4:23.29 +11.35
 6   O Yelena Tumanova   Soviet Union 4:24.07 +12.13
10   10   O Jasmin Krohn   Sweden 4:25.06 +13.12
11   9   I Jane Goldman   United States 4:25.26 +13.32
12   12   O Anja Mischke   West Germany 4:26.30 +14.36
13   7   I Elena Belci   Italy 4:27.21 +15.27
14   4   O Emese Hunyady   Austria 4:27.56 +15.62
15   1O   I Ariane Loignon   Canada 4:28.55 +16.61
16   2   O Marieke Stam   Netherlands 4:28.92 +16.98
17   14   O Han Chun-ok   North Korea 4:29.16 +17.22
18   2   I Natsue Seki   Japan 4:29.77 +17,83
19   3   I Mary Docter   United States 4:29.93 +17.99
20   12   I Leslie Bader   United States 4:30.09 +18.15
21   8   I Zhang Qing   China 4:30.19 +18.25
22   14   I Kim Young-ok   South Korea 4:30.60 +18.66
23   13   I  Song Hwa-Son   North Korea 4:31.05 +19.11
24   7   O Marie-France van Helden   France 4:32.34 +20.40
25   13   O Minna Nystedt   Norway 4:35.35 +23.41
26   8   O Chantal Côté   Canada 4:35.74 +23.80
27   11   I Stéphanie Dumont   France 4:38.03 +26.09
28   15   O Choi Hye-sook   South Korea 4:42.26 +30.32
 5   O Ingrid Paul   Netherlands DQ

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "3000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.