Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
Appearance
Women's 1500 metres at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:10.95 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1980 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 1980 Winter Olympics took place on February 14, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | ![]() |
2:07.18 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 10 April 1978 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
2:16.58 | Innsbruck, Austria | 5 February 1976 |
The following new Olympic and world records were set during this competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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14 February | Pair 1 | Beth Heiden | ![]() |
2:13.10 | OR | |
14 February | Pair 3 | Ria Visser | ![]() |
2:12.35 | OR | |
14 February | Pair 5 | Annie Borckink | ![]() |
2:10.95 | OR |
Results
References
- ^ a b "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.