Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

Women's 3000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Olympic Oval
Dates	February 23
Competitors	29 from 16 nations
Winning time	4:11.94
Medalists
Yvonne van Gennip   Netherlands   Andrea Ehrig   East Germany   Gabi Zange   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 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval.^[1]

Records

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

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
23 February	-	Andrea Ehrig	East Germany	4:12.09	OR	WR
23 February	-	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	4:11.94	OR	WR

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	4:11.94	(WR)
	Andrea Ehrig	East Germany	4:12.09
	Gabi Zange	East Germany	4:16.92
4	Karin Kania	East Germany	4:18.80
5	Erwina Ryś-Ferens	Poland	4:22.59
6	Svetlana Boyko	Soviet Union	4:22.90
7	Seiko Hashimoto	Japan	4:23.29
7	Yelena Lapuga	Soviet Union	4:23.29
9	Yelena Tumanova	Soviet Union	4:24.07
10	Jasmin Krohn	Sweden	4:25.06
11	Jane Goldman	United States	4:25.26
12	Anja Mischke	West Germany	4:26.30
13	Elena Belci	Italy	4:27.21
14	Emese Hunyady	Austria	4:27.56
15	Ariane Loignon	Canada	4:28.55
16	Marieke Stam	Netherlands	4:28.92
17	Han Chun-Ok	North Korea	4:29.16
18	Natsue Seki	Japan	4:29.77
19	Mary Docter	United States	4:29.93
20	Leslie Bader	United States	4:30.09
21	Zhang Qing	China	4:30.19
22	Kim Young-Ok	South Korea	4:30.60
23	Song Hwa-Son	North Korea	4:31.05
24	Marie-France van Helden	France	4:32.34
25	Minna Nystedt	Norway	4:35.35
26	Chantal Côté	Canada	4:35.74
27	Stéphanie Dumont	France	4:38.03
28	Choi Hye-Sook	South Korea	4:42.26
-	Ingrid Paul	Netherlands	DQ

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 - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

Sports-Reference - 1988 - Women's 3000 metres