Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
| Women's 3000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:11.94 WR | |||||||||
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The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Gabi Zange (GDR) | 4:16.76 | Calgary, Canada | 5 December 1987 |
| Olympic record |  Andrea Ehrig (GDR) | 4:24.79 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 15 February 1984 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 23 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany | 4:12.09 | OR | WR |
| 23 February | Pair 4 | Yvonne van Gennip |  Netherlands | 4:11.94 | OR | WR |
Results
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
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 | 4 | I | Yvonne van Gennip | Netherlands | 4:11.94 | – | (WR) |
 | 1 | I | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany | 4:12.09 | +0.15 | |
 | 3 | O | Gabi Zange | East Germany | 4:16.92 | +4.98 | |
| 4 | 1 | O | Karin Kania | East Germany | 4:18.80 | +6.86 | |
| 5 | 15 | I | Erwina Ryś-Ferens |  Poland | 4:22.59 | +10.59 | |
| 6 | 9 | O | Svetlana Boyko |  Soviet Union | 4:22.90 | +10.96 | |
| 7 | 5 | O | Seiko Hashimoto |  Japan | 4:23.29 | +11.35 | |
| 6 | I | Yelena Lapuga | Soviet Union | 4:23.29 | +11.35 | ||
| 9 | 6 | O | Yelena Tumanova | Soviet Union | 4:24.07 | +12.13 | |
| 10 | 10 | O | Jasmin Krohn |  Sweden | 4:25.06 | +13.12 | |
| 11 | 9 | I | Jane Goldman |  United States | 4:25.26 | +13.32 | |
| 12 | 12 | O | Anja Mischke |  West Germany | 4:26.30 | +14.36 | |
| 13 | 7 | I | Elena Belci |  Italy | 4:27.21 | +15.27 | |
| 14 | 4 | O | Emese Hunyady |  Austria | 4:27.56 | +15.62 | |
| 15 | 1O | I | Ariane Loignon |  Canada | 4:28.55 | +16.61 | |
| 16 | 2 | O | Marieke Stam | Netherlands | 4:28.92 | +16.98 | |
| 17 | 14 | O | Han Chun-ok |  North Korea | 4:29.16 | +17.22 | |
| 18 | 2 | I | Natsue Seki | Japan | 4:29.77 | +17,83 | |
| 19 | 3 | I | Mary Docter | United States | 4:29.93 | +17.99 | |
| 20 | 12 | I | Leslie Bader | United States | 4:30.09 | +18.15 | |
| 21 | 8 | I | Zhang Qing |  China | 4:30.19 | +18.25 | |
| 22 | 14 | I | Kim Young-ok |  South Korea | 4:30.60 | +18.66 | |
| 23 | 13 | I | Song Hwa-Son | North Korea | 4:31.05 | +19.11 | |
| 24 | 7 | O | Marie-France van Helden |  France | 4:32.34 | +20.40 | |
| 25 | 13 | O | Minna Nystedt |  Norway | 4:35.35 | +23.41 | |
| 26 | 8 | O | Chantal Côté | Canada | 4:35.74 | +23.80 | |
| 27 | 11 | I | Stéphanie Dumont | France | 4:38.03 | +26.09 | |
| 28 | 15 | O | Choi Hye-sook | South Korea | 4:42.26 | +30.32 | |
| - | 5 | O | Ingrid Paul | Netherlands | DQ |
References
- ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "3000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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