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Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]

Women's 1500 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
Date10 February 1968
Competitors30 from 12 nations
Winning time2:22.4 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaija Mustonen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carry Geijssen  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stien Kaiser  Netherlands
← 1964
1972 →

Records

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

World record  Inga Artamonova (URS)2:19.0 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union27 January 1962
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS)2:22.6 Innsbruck, Austria31 January 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
10 February Kaija Mustonen (FIN)2:22.4OR

Results

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RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kaija Mustonen Finland2:22.4OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Carry Geijssen Netherlands2:22.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Stien Kaiser Netherlands2:24.5
4Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway2:25.2
5Lāsma Kauniste Soviet Union2:25.4
6Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland2:25.8
7Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union2:26.8
8Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany2:27.1
9Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden2:27.5
Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany2:27.5
11Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union2:27.6
12Ans Schut Netherlands2:28.3
13Dianne Holum United States2:28.5
14Martine Ivangine France2:29.9
Kari Kåring Norway2:29.9
16Jeanne Ashworth United States2:30.3
17Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway2:30.7
18Christina Karlsson Sweden2:31.4
Sachiko Saito Japan2:31.4
20Ylva Hedlund Sweden2:31.5
21Doreen McCannell Canada2:32.2
22Arja Kantola Finland2:33.2
23Kaname Ide Japan2:34.2
24Marcia Parsons Canada2:34.4
25Jeanne Omelenchuk United States2:35.5
26Jitsuko Saito Japan2:36.6
27Kim Gwi-Jin South Korea2:36.7
28Marie-Louise Perrenoud France2:39.2
29Patricia Demartini France2:40.6
30Paula Dufter West Germany2:45.2

References

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  1. 1 2 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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