Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
Women's 3000 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | M-Wave | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 11 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:07.29 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1998 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 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the M-Wave.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | Claudia Pechstein (GER) | 4:07.13 | Hamar, Norway | 13 December 1997 |
Olympic record | Yvonne van Gennip (NED) | 4:11.94 | Calgary, Canada | 23 February 1988 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during this competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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11 February | Pair 11 | Jennifer Rodriguez | United States | 4:11.64 | OR | |
11 February | Pair 12 | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 4:09.44 | OR | |
11 February | Pair 13 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 4:08.47 | OR | |
11 February | Pair 15 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 4:07.29 | OR |
Results
References
- ^ a b "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.