Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Women's 1000 metres
at the X Olympic Winter Games

Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
DatesFebruary 11
Competitors29 from 12 nations
Winning time1:32.6
Medalists
   Netherlands
   Soviet Union
   United States
Speed skating at the
1968 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10000 m men

The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]

World record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 1:31.8 Karuizawa, Japan 22 February 1963
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 1:33.2 Innsbruck, Austria 1 February 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
11 February  Carry Geijssen (NED) 1:32.6 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Carry Geijssen Netherlands 1:32.6 OR
2nd Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union 1:32.9
3rd Dianne Holum United States 1:33.4
4 Kaija Mustonen Finland 1:33.6
5 Irina Yegorova Soviet Union 1:34.4
6 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway 1:34.5
7 Jeanne Ashworth United States 1:34.7
8 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland 1:34.8
9 Kirsti Biermann Norway 1:35.0
10 Stien Kaiser Netherlands 1:35.2
11 Lāsma Kauniste Soviet Union 1:35.3
12 Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany 1:35.6
13 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway 1:36.8
13 Ellie van den Brom Netherlands 1:36.8
15 Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden 1:36.9
16 Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany 1:37.2
17 Martine Ivangine France 1:37.4
17 Evi Sappl West Germany 1:37.4
19 Ylva Hedlund Sweden 1:37.5
20 Doreen McCannell Canada 1:37.6
21 Marcia Parsons Canada 1:37.7
22 Arja Kantola Finland 1:37.9
23 Jenny Fish United States 1:38.4
24 Marie-Louise Perrenoud France 1:39.3
25 Misae Takeda Japan 1:40.4
26 Sachiko Saito Japan 1:41.0
27 Wendy Thompson Canada 1:41.1
28 Patricia Demartini France 1:44.6
29 Trish Tipper Great Britain 1:46.5

References

  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. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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