Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Olympic Oval
Dates	February 27
Competitors	28 from 13 nations
Winning time	2:00.68
Medalists
Yvonne van Gennip   Netherlands   Karin Kania   East Germany   Andrea Ehrig   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
10000 m		men

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on February 27, at the Olympic Oval.^[1]

Records

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

World record	Karin Kania (GDR)	1:59.30	Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union	22 March 1986
Olympic record	Karin Kania (GDR)	2:03.42	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	9 February 1984

The following new World and Olympic records were set during the competition.

Date	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
27 February	Andrea Ehrig	East Germany	2:01.49	OR
27 February	Karin Kania	East Germany	2:00.82	OR
27 February	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	2:00.68	OR

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	2:00.68	OR
	Karin Kania	East Germany	2:00.82
	Andrea Ehrig	East Germany	2:01.49
4	Bonnie Blair	United States	2:04.02
5	Yelena Lapuga	Soviet Union	2:04.24
6	Seiko Hashimoto	Japan	2:04.38
7	Gunda Kleeman	East Germany	2:04.68
7	Erwina Ryś-Ferens	Poland	2:04.68
9	Song Hwa-Son	North Korea	2:05.25
10	Leslie Bader	United States	2:05.53
11	Natalie Grenier	Canada	2:06.80
12	Marieke Stam	Netherlands	2:07.00
13	Katie Class	United States	2:07.30
14	Ariane Loignon	Canada	2:07.63
15	Yelena Tumanova	Soviet Union	2:07.71
16	Anja Mischke	West Germany	2:08.52
17	Zofia Tokarczyk	Poland	2:08.54
18	Jane Goldman	United States	2:08.72
19	Natsue Seki	Japan	2:08.89
20	Edel Therese Høiseth	Norway	2:09.34
21	Chantal Côté	Canada	2:09.62
22	Han Chun-Ok	North Korea	2:09.66
23	Caroline Maheux	Canada	2:10.83
24	Kim Young-Ok	South Korea	2:11.95
25	Minna Nystedt	Norway	2:12.40
26	Choi Hye-Sook	South Korea	2:12.96
27	Stéphanie Dumont	France	2:13.01
28	Bibija Kerla	Yugoslavia	2:21.69

References

1. "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
2. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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