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

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]

Women's 5000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 28
Competitors25 from 15 nations
Winning time7:14.13 WR
Medalists
Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
Gabi Zange
 East Germany

Records

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

World record Yvonne van Gennip (NED)7:20.36Heerenveen, Netherlands20 March 1987
Olympic recordNoneNoneNoneNone

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

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
28 FebruaryPair 1Andrea Ehrig East Germany7:17.12ORWR
28 FebruaryPair 5Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands7:14.13ORWR

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands7:14.13(WR)
Andrea Ehrig East Germany7:17.12+2.99
Gabi Zange East Germany7:21.61+7.48
4Svetlana Boyko Soviet Union7:28.39+14.26
5Yelena Lapuga Soviet Union7:28.65+14.52
6Seiko Hashimoto Japan7:34.43+20.30
7Gunda Kleemann East Germany7:34.59+20.46
8Jasmin Krohn Sweden7:36.56+22.43
9Han Chun-ok North Korea7:36.81+22.68
10Jane Goldman United States7:36.98+22.85
11Mary Docter United States7:37.00+22.87
12Elena Belci Italy7:37.23+23.10
13Marieke Stam Netherlands7:38.02+23.87
14Ingrid Paul Netherlands7:40.67+26.54
15Yelena Tumanova Soviet Union7:40.82+26.69
16Wang Xiaoyan China7:46.30+32.17
17Kim Young-ok South Korea7:46.51+32.38
18Natalie Grenier Canada7:46.96+32.84
19Natsue Seki Japan7:47.43+33.30
20Ariane Loignon Canada7:49.55+35.42
21Erwina Ryś-Ferens Poland7:50.43+36.30
22Nancy Swider-Peltz United States7:52.12+37.99
23Kathy Gordon Canada7:53.30+39.17
24Minna Nystedt Norway7:54.11+39.98
25Stéphanie Dumont France8:00.40+46.27

References

  1. "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.
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