Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]

Women's 1500 metres
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueZetra Ice Rink
DatesFebruary 9
Competitors32 from 15 nations
Winning time2:03.42 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karin Enke
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Schöne
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalya Petrusyova
 Soviet Union
← 1980
1988 →

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record   Nataliya Petrusyova (URS) 2:04.04 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 25 March 1983
Olympic record   Annie Borckink (NED) 2:10.95 Lake Placid, United States 14 February 1980

The following new world record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
9 February   Karin Enke (GDR) 2:03.42 OR WR

Results edit

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
  5 o Karin Enke   East Germany 2:03.42 WR
  1 o Andrea Schöne   East Germany 2:05.29 +1.87
  3 i Natalya Petrusyova   Soviet Union 2:05.78 +2.36
4 2 o Gabi Schönbrunn   East Germany 2:07.69 +4.27
5 15 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens   Poland 2:08.08 +4.66
6 4 o Valentina Lalenkova   Soviet Union 2:08.17 +4.75
7 2 i Nataliya Kurova   Soviet Union 2:08.41 +4.99
8 4 i Bjørg Eva Jensen   Norway 2:09.53 +6.11
9 9 i Thea Limbach   Netherlands 2:10.35 +6.93
10 9 o Sigrid Smuda   West Germany 2:10.55 +7.13
11 3 o Yvonne van Gennip   Netherlands 2:10.61 +7.19
12 5 i Annette Carlén   Sweden 2:10.80 +7.38
13 1 i Ria Visser   Netherlands 2:11.06 +7.64
14 8 i Mary Docter   United States 2:12.14 +8.72
15 7 i Seiko Hashimoto   Japan 2:12.56 +9.14
16 11 i Silvia Brunner   Switzerland 2:12.62 +9.20
17 7 o Jane Goldman   United States 2:12.94 +9.52
18 6 o Nancy Swider-Peltz   United States 2:13.74 +10.32
19 12 o Pak Gum-hyon   North Korea 2:14.23 +10.81
20 11 o Han Chun-ok   North Korea 2:14.25 +10.83
21 8 i Natalie Grenier   Canada 2:14.72 +11.30
22 6 i Sylvie Daigle   Canada 2:15.50 +12.08
23 15 o Wang Guifang   China 2:16.19 +12.77
24 13 i Wang Xiuli   China 2:16.68 +13.26
25 14 o Kim Chang-hae   North Korea 2:17.37 +13.95
26 13 o Choi Seung-youn   South Korea 2:17.80 +14.38
27 10 i Lee Kyung-ja   South Korea 2:17.96 +14.54
28 12 i Lee Yeon-ju   South Korea 2:18.34 +14.92
29 14 i Kong Meiyu   China 2:19.56 +16.14
30 16 i Lilianna Morawiec   Poland 2:39.37 +35.95
31 10 o Dubravka Vukušić   Yugoslavia 2:42.12 +38.70
32 16 o Bibija Kerla   Yugoslavia 2:46.32 +42.90

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "1500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 31, 2016.