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Women's 1500 metres
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
DatesFebruary 10
Competitors30 from 12 nations
Winning time2:22.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaija Mustonen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carry Geijssen  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stien Kaiser  Netherlands
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The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]

World record  Inga Artamonova (URS) 2:19.0 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 27 January 1962
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 2:22.6 Innsbruck, Austria 31 January 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
10 February  Kaija Mustonen (FIN) 2:22.4 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaija Mustonen  Finland 2:22.4 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carry Geijssen  Netherlands 2:22.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stien Kaiser  Netherlands 2:24.5
4 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl  Norway 2:25.2
5 Lāsma Kauniste  Soviet Union 2:25.4
6 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka  Finland 2:25.8
7 Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union 2:26.8
8 Ruth Schleiermacher  East Germany 2:27.1
9 Christina Lindblom-Scherling  Sweden 2:27.5
9 Hildegard Sellhuber  West Germany 2:27.5
11 Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet Union 2:27.6
12 Ans Schut  Netherlands 2:28.3
13 Dianne Holum  United States 2:28.5
14 Martine Ivangine  France 2:29.9
14 Kari Kåring  Norway 2:29.9
16 Jeanne Ashworth  United States 2:30.3
17 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg  Norway 2:30.7
18 Christina Karlsson  Sweden 2:31.4
18 Sachiko Saito  Japan 2:31.4
20 Ylva Hedlund  Sweden 2:31.5
21 Doreen McCannell  Canada 2:32.2
22 Arja Kantola  Finland 2:33.2
23 Kaname Ide  Japan 2:34.2
24 Marcia Parsons  Canada 2:34.4
25 Jeanne Omelenchuk  United States 2:35.5
26 Jitsuko Saito  Japan 2:36.6
27 Kim Gwi-Jin  South Korea 2:36.7
28 Marie-Louise Perrenoud  France 2:39.2
29 Patricia Demartini  France 2:40.6
30 Paula Dufter  West Germany 2:45.2

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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