The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]
| Women's 1500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
| Dates | February 5 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:16.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Tatyana Averina (URS) |
2:09.90 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 11 March 1975 |
| Olympic record |  Dianne Holum (USA) |
2:20.85 | Sapporo, Japan | 9 February 1972 |
The following new world and olympic record were set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February | Pair 1 | Lisbeth Korsmo |  Norway |
2:18.99 | OR | |
| 5 February | Pair 4 | Tatyana Averina |  Soviet Union |
2:17.96 | OR | |
| 5 February | Pair 7 | Galina Stepanskaya | Soviet Union |
2:16.58 | OR |
Results
edit| Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
7 | o | Galina Stepanskaya | Soviet Union |
2:16.58 | – | OR |
 |
9 | i | Sheila Young | United States |
2:17.06 | +0.38 | |
 |
4 | o | Tatyana Averina | Soviet Union |
2:17.96 | +1.38 | |
| 4 | 1 | i | Lisbeth Korsmo | Norway |
2:18.99 | +2.41 | |
| 5 | 9 | o | Karin Kessow |  East Germany |
2:19.05 | +2.47 | |
| 6 | 12 | o | Leah Poulos | United States |
2:19.11 | +2.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | o | Ines Bautzmann | East Germany |
2:19.63 | +3.05 | |
| 8 | 8 | o | Erwina Ryś |  Poland |
2:19.69 | +3.11 | |
| 9 | 3 | i | Sylvia Burka |  Canada |
2:19.74 | +3.16 | |
| 10 | 12 | i | Andrea Mitscherlich | East Germany |
2:20.05 | +3.47 | |
| 11 | 8 | i | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | Norway |
2:21.85 | +5.27 | |
| 12 | 2 | i | Annie Borckink |  Netherlands |
2:22.06 | +5.48 | |
| 13 | 6 | i | Sijtje van der Lende | Netherlands |
2:22.10 | +5.52 | |
| 14 | 5 | o | Sylvia Filipsson |  Sweden |
2:22.42 | +5.84 | |
| 15 | 11 | o | Nina Statkevich | Soviet Union |
2:22.59 | +6.01 | |
| 16 | 13 | o | Christa Jaarsma | Netherlands |
2:23.98 | +7.40 | |
| 17 | 4 | i | Cindy Seikkula | United States |
2:24.06 | +7.48 | |
| 18 | 11 | i | Ewa Malewicka | Poland |
2:24.26 | +7.68 | |
| 19 | 3 | o | Janina Korowicka | Poland |
2:24.30 | +7.72 | |
| 20 | 5 | i | Tuula Vilkas |  Finland |
2:24.55 | +7.97 | |
| 21 | 6 | o | Liz Appleby | Canada |
2:24.89 | +8.31 | |
| 22 | 2 | i | Chieko Ito |  Japan |
2:25.27 | +8.69 | |
| 23 | 13 | i | Kathy Vogt | Canada |
2:25.49 | +8.91 | |
| 24 | 10 | o | Yuko Yaegashi-Ota | Japan |
2:25.74 | +9.16 | |
| 25 | 7 | i | Lee Nam-Sun |  South Korea |
2:26.24 | +9.66 | |
| 26 | 10 | i | Linda Rombouts |  Belgium |
2:32.96 | +16.38 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.