Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres
Appearance
Women's 5000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Oval | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 28 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7:14.13 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | |
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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | Yvonne van Gennip (NED) | 7:20.36 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 20 March 1987 |
Olympic record | None | None | None | None |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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28 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany | 7:17.12 | OR | WR |
28 February | Pair 5 | Yvonne van Gennip | Netherlands | 7:14.13 | OR | WR |
Results
References
- ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "5000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.