Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 28
Competitors25 from 15 nations
Winning time7:14.13
Medalists
   Netherlands
   East Germany
   East Germany
Speed skating at the
1988 Winter Olympics
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
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

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands 7:14.13 (WR)
2nd, silver medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig East Germany 7:17.12 +2.99
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Zange East Germany 7:21.61 +7.48
4 Svetlana Boyko Soviet Union 7:28.39 +14.26
5 Yelena Lapuga Soviet Union 7:28.65 +14.52
6 Seiko Hashimoto Japan 7:34.43 +20.30
7 Gunda Kleemann East Germany 7:34.59 +20.46
8 Jasmin Krohn Sweden 7:36.56 +22.43
9 Han Chun-Ok North Korea 7:36.81 +22.68
10 Jane Goldman United States 7:36.98 +22.85
11 Mary Docter United States 7:37.00 +22.87
12 Elena Belci Italy 7:37.23 +23.10
13 Marieke Stam Netherlands 7:38.02 +23.87
14 Ingrid Paul Netherlands 7:40.67 +26.54
15 Yelena Tumanova Soviet Union 7:40.82 +26.69
16 Wang Xiaoyan China 7:46.30 +32.17
17 Kim Young-Ok South Korea 7:46.51 +32.38
18 Natalie Grenier Canada 7:46.96 +32.84
19 Natsue Seki Japan 7:47.43 +33.30
20 Ariane Loignon Canada 7:49.55 +35.42
21 Erwina Ryś-Ferens Poland 7:50.43 +36.30
22 Nancy Swider-Peltz United States 7:52.12 +37.99
23 Kathy Gordon Canada 7:53.30 +39.17
24 Minna Nystedt Norway 7:54.11 +39.98
25 Stéphanie Dumont France 8:00.40 +46.27

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "5000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. "5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

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