Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Women's 1000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 26
Competitors27 from 12 nations
Winning time1:17.65 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karin Kania
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bonnie Blair
 United States
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The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February, at the Olympic Oval.[1][2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record  Karin Kania (GDR) 1:18.11 Calgary, Canada 5 December 1987
Olympic record  Karin Kania (GDR) 1:21.61 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 13 February 1984

The following new world and olympic records was set.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
26 February Pair 3 Bonnie Blair  United States 1:18.31 OR
26 February Pair 4 Karin Enke  East Germany 1:17.70 OR WR
26 February Pair 5 Christa Rothenburger  East Germany 1:17.65 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger  East Germany 1:17.65 – (WR)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karin Kania  East Germany 1:17.70 +0.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bonnie Blair  United States 1:18.31 +0.66
4 Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 1:19.32 +1.67
5 Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 1:19.75 +2.10
6 Angela Stahnke  East Germany 1:20.05 +2.40
7 Leslie Bader  United States 1:21.09 +3.44
8 Katie Class  United States 1:21.10 +3.45
9 Natalie Grenier  Canada 1:21.15 +3.50
10 Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 1:21.44 +3.79
11 Shoko Fusano  Japan 1:21.47 +3.82
12 Christine Aaftink  Netherlands 1:21.63 +3.92
13 Zofia Tokarczyk  Poland 1:21.80 +4.15
14 Shelley Rhead-Skarvan  Canada 1:21.84 +4.19
15 Edel Therese Høiseth  Norway 1:21.90 +4.25
16 Emese Hunyady  Austria 1:22.22 +4.57
17 Yoo Seon-hee  South Korea 1:22.35 +4.70
18 Yelena Ilyina  Soviet Union 1:22.40 +4.75
19 Ariane Loignon  Canada 1:22.75 +5.10
20 Natalya Glebova  Soviet Union 1:22.99 +5.34
21 Ingrid Haringa  Netherlands 1:23.15 +5.50
22 Noriko Toda  Japan 1:23.49 +5.64
23 Han Chun-ok  North Korea 1:24.26 +6.61
24 Nancy Swider-Peltz  United States 1:24.81 7.16
25 Marie-Pierre Lamarche  Canada 1:25.18 +7.53
26 Bibija Kerla  Yugoslavia 1:30.89 +13.24
- Song Hwa-son  North Korea DQ

References

  1. ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "1000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "1000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.