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

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]

Women's 1500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
DatesFebruary 5
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Winning time2:16.58
Medalists
Galina Stepanskaya
 Soviet Union
Sheila Young
 United States
Tatyana Averina
 Soviet Union

Records

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

World record Tatyana Averina (URS)2:09.90Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union11 March 1975
Olympic record Dianne Holum (USA)2:20.85Sapporo, Japan9 February 1972

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

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
5 FebruaryPair 1Lisbeth Korsmo Norway2:18.99OR
5 FebruaryPair 4Tatyana Averina Soviet Union2:17.96OR
5 FebruaryPair 7Galina Stepanskaya Soviet Union2:16.58OR

Results

[1]

RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
7oGalina Stepanskaya Soviet Union2:16.58OR
9iSheila Young United States2:17.06+0.38
4oTatyana Averina Soviet Union2:17.96+1.38
41iLisbeth Korsmo Norway2:18.99+2.41
59oKarin Kessow East Germany2:19.05+2.47
612oLeah Poulos United States2:19.11+2.53
71oInes Bautzmann East Germany2:19.63+3.05
88oErwina Ryś Poland2:19.69+3.11
93iSylvia Burka Canada2:19.74+3.16
1012iAndrea Mitscherlich East Germany2:20.05+3.47
118iSigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway2:21.85+5.27
122iAnnie Borckink Netherlands2:22.06+5.48
136iSijtje van der Lende Netherlands2:22.10+5.52
145oSylvia Filipsson Sweden2:22.42+5.84
1511oNina Statkevich Soviet Union2:22.59+6.01
1613oChrista Jaarsma Netherlands2:23.98+7.40
174iCindy Seikkula United States2:24.06+7.48
1811iEwa Malewicka Poland2:24.26+7.68
193oJanina Korowicka Poland2:24.30+7.72
205iTuula Vilkas Finland2:24.55+7.97
216oLiz Appleby Canada2:24.89+8.31
222iChieko Ito Japan2:25.27+8.69
2313iKathy Vogt Canada2:25.49+8.91
2410oYuko Yaegashi-Ota Japan2:25.74+9.16
257iLee Nam-Sun South Korea2:26.24+9.66
2610iLinda Rombouts Belgium2:32.96+16.38

References

  1. "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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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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