Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
VenueRichmond Olympic Oval
DateFebruary 24, 2010
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Winning time6:50.92
Medalists
   Czech Republic
   Germany
   Canada
Speed skating at the
2010 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10000 m men
Team pursuit men women

The women's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 24, 2010.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 6:45.61 Salt Lake City, United States 11 March 2007 [1]
Olympic record  Claudia Pechstein (GER) 6:46.91 Salt Lake City, United States 23 February 2002

Results

Martina Sáblíková (CZE - out) and Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (GER - in) in the final 8th pair of the 5000m race.
Rank Pair Lane Name Country Time Time Behind Notes
1st 8 i Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic 6:50.92 0.00 TR
2nd 7 i Stephanie Beckert Germany 6:51.39 +0.47
3rd 5 o Clara Hughes Canada 6:55.73 +4.81
4 8 o Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Germany 6:58.64 +7.72
5 6 o Maren Haugli Norway 7:02.19 +11.27
6 7 o Kristina Groves Canada 7:04.57 +13.65
7 5 i Masako Hozumi Japan 7:04.97 +14.05
8 3 i Jilleanne Rookard United States 7:07.48 +16.56
9 6 i Shiho Ishizawa Japan 7:12.23 +21.31
10 2 i Jorien Voorhuis Netherlands 7:13.27 +22.35
11 4 i Elma de Vries Netherlands 7:16.68 +25.76
12 1 o Cindy Klassen Canada 7:22.09 +31.17
13 2 o Svetlana Vysokova Russia 7:23.33 +32.41
14 4 o Cathrine Grage Denmark 7:23.83 +32.91
15 1 i Maria Lamb United States 7:25.15 +34.23
3 o Katrin Mattscherodt Germany DSQ

Notes and references

  1. "Evolution of the world record 5000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

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