The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 28 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 15 nations participated in the event.[1][2]
| Women's 5000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:14.13 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) |
7:20.36 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 20 March 1987 |
| Olympic record | None | None | None | None |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig |  East Germany |
7:17.12 | OR | WR |
| 28 February | Pair 5 | Yvonne van Gennip |  Netherlands |
7:14.13 | OR | WR |
Results edit
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | O | Yvonne van Gennip | Netherlands |
7:14.13 | – | (WR) |
 |
1 | O | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany |
7:17.12 | +2.99 | |
 |
2 | I | Gabi Zange | East Germany |
7:21.61 | +7.48 | |
| 4 | 6 | I | Svetlana Boyko |  Soviet Union |
7:28.39 | +14.26 | |
| 5 | 5 | I | Yelena Lapuga | Soviet Union |
7:28.65 | +14.52 | |
| 6 | 4 | O | Seiko Hashimoto |  Japan |
7:34.43 | +20.30 | |
| 7 | 3 | I | Gunda Kleemann | East Germany |
7:34.59 | +20.46 | |
| 8 | 1O | I | Jasmin Krohn |  Sweden |
7:36.56 | +22.43 | |
| 9 | 12 | O | Han Chun-ok |  North Korea |
7:36.81 | +22.68 | |
| 10 | 7 | O | Jane Goldman |  United States |
7:36.98 | +22.85 | |
| 11 | 2 | O | Mary Docter | United States |
7:37.00 | +22.87 | |
| 12 | 9 | I | Elena Belci |  Italy |
7:37.23 | +23.10 | |
| 13 | 3 | O | Marieke Stam | Netherlands |
7:38.02 | +23.87 | |
| 14 | 1 | I | Ingrid Paul | Netherlands |
7:40.67 | +26.54 | |
| 15 | 7 | I | Yelena Tumanova | Soviet Union |
7:40.82 | +26.69 | |
| 16 | 8 | I | Wang Xiaoyan |  China |
7:46.30 | +32.17 | |
| 17 | 11 | O | Kim Young-ok |  South Korea |
7:46.51 | +32.38 | |
| 18 | 9 | O | Natalie Grenier |  Canada |
7:46.96 | +32.84 | |
| 19 | 4 | I | Natsue Seki | Japan |
7:47.43 | +33.30 | |
| 20 | 8 | O | Ariane Loignon | Canada |
7:49.55 | +35.42 | |
| 21 | 13 | I | Erwina Ryś-Ferens |  Poland |
7:50.43 | +36.30 | |
| 22 | 12 | I | Nancy Swider-Peltz | United States |
7:52.12 | +37.99 | |
| 23 | 1O | O | Kathy Gordon | Canada |
7:53.30 | +39.17 | |
| 24 | 11 | I | Minna Nystedt |  Norway |
7:54.11 | +39.98 | |
| 25 | 6 | O | Stéphanie Dumont |  France |
8:00.40 | +46.27 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 5,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "5000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.