Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
DatesFebruary 5, 1976
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Winning time2:16.58
Medalists
Galina Stepanskaya
 Soviet Union
Sheila Young
 United States
Tatyana Averina
 Soviet Union
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The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Tatyana Averina (URS) 2:09.90 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 11 March 1975
Olympic record  Dianne Holum (USA) 2:20.85 Sapporo, Japan 9 February 1972

The following new world and olympic record were set during the competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
5 February Pair 1 Lisbeth Korsmo  Norway 2:18.99 OR
5 February Pair 4 Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union 2:17.96 OR
5 February Pair 7 Galina Stepanskaya  Soviet Union 2:16.58 OR

Results

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
7 o Galina Stepanskaya  Soviet Union 2:16.58 – OR
9 i Sheila Young  United States 2:17.06 +0.38
4 o Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union 2:17.96 +1.38
4 1 i Lisbeth Korsmo  Norway 2:18.99 +2.41
5 9 o Karin Kessow  East Germany 2:19.05 +2.47
6 12 o Leah Poulos  United States 2:19.11 +2.53
7 1 o Ines Bautzmann  East Germany 2:19.63 +3.05
8 8 o Erwina Ryś  Poland 2:19.69 +3.11
9 3 i Sylvia Burka  Canada 2:19.74 +3.16
10 12 i Andrea Mitscherlich  East Germany 2:20.05 +3.47
11 8 i Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl  Norway 2:21.85 +5.27
12 2 i Annie Borckink  Netherlands 2:22.06 +5.48
13 6 i Sijtje van der Lende  Netherlands 2:22.10 +5.52
14 5 o Sylvia Filipsson  Sweden 2:22.42 +5.84
15 11 o Nina Statkevich  Soviet Union 2:22.59 +6.01
16 13 o Christa Jaarsma  Netherlands 2:23.98 +7.40
17 4 i Cindy Seikkula  United States 2:24.06 +7.48
18 11 i Ewa Malewicka  Poland 2:24.26 +7.68
19 3 o Janina Korowicka  Poland 2:24.30 +7.72
20 5 i Tuula Vilkas  Finland 2:24.55 +7.97
21 6 o Liz Appleby  Canada 2:24.89 +8.31
22 2 i Chieko Ito  Japan 2:25.27 +8.69
23 13 i Kathy Vogt  Canada 2:25.49 +8.91
24 10 o Yuko Yaegashi-Ota  Japan 2:25.74 +9.16
25 7 i Lee Nam-Sun  South Korea 2:26.24 +9.66
26 10 i Linda Rombouts  Belgium 2:32.96 +16.38

References

  1. ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.