Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueM-Wave
DatesFebruary 16, 1998
Competitors35 from 15 nations
Winning time1:57.58 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marianne Timmer
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chris Witty
 United States
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The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the M-Wave.[1][2]

Records

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

World record  Catriona LeMay Doan (CAN) 1:57.87 Calgary, Canada 29 November 1997
Olympic record  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) 2:00.68 Calgary, Canada 27 February 1988

The following new world record was set during this competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
16 February Pair 12 Marianne Timmer  Netherlands 1:57.58 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Name Country Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 I Marianne Timmer  Netherlands 1:57.58 - WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18 I Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  Germany 1:58.66 +1.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15 O Chris Witty  United States 1:58.97 +1.39
4 16 I Emese Hunyady  Austria 1:59.19 +1.61
5 14 O Anni Friesinger  Germany 1:59.20 +1.62
6 15 I Annamarie Thomas  Netherlands 1:59.29 +1.71
7 17 O Claudia Pechstein  Germany 1:59.46 +1.88
8 17 I Jennifer Rodriguez  United States 2:00.97 +3.39
9 11 I Svetlana Bazhanova  Russia 2:01.54 +3.96
10 12 O Nataliya Polozkova  Russia 2:01.56 +3.98
11 6 I Lyudmila Prokasheva  Kazakhstan 2:01.65 +4.07
12 7 I Becky Sundstrom  United States 2:01.81 +4.23
13 16 O Catriona LeMay Doan  Canada 2:02.19 +4.61
14 4 I Moira D'Andrea  United States 2:02.47 +4.89
15 10 O Chiharu Nozaki  Japan 2:02.78 +5.20
16 8 O Aki Tonoike  Japan 2:02.84 +5.26
17 7 O Anette Tønsberg  Norway 2:03.03 +5.45
18 11 I Tonny de Jong  Netherlands 2:03.19 +5.61
19 10 I Tatyana Trapeznikova  Russia 2:03.25 +5.67
20 8 I Varvara Barysheva  Russia 2:03.34 +5.76
21 13 I Mie Uehara  Japan 2:03.37 +5.79
22 9 O Barbara de Loor  Netherlands 2:04.05 +6.47
23 9 I Shiho Kusunose  Japan 2:04.38 +6.80
24 14 I Ingrid Liepa  Canada 2:04.60 +7.02
25 3 O Baeg Eun-bi  South Korea 2:05.23 +7.65
26 4 O Lee Gyeong-nam  South Korea 2:05.59 +8.01
27 3 I Krisztina Egyed  Hungary 2:05.79 +8.21
28 5 I Song Li  China 2:05.98 +8.40
29 13 O Isabelle Doucet  Canada 2:06.45 +8.87
30 1 I Emese Dörfler-Antal  Austria 2:07.57 +9.99
31 6 O Li Xuesong  China 2:08.05 +10.47
32 2 I Ilonda Lūse  Latvia 2:08.71 +11.13
33 2 O Svitlana Konstantynova  Ukraine 2:08.76 +11.18
34 5 O Mihaela Dascălu  Romania 2:08.77 +11.19

References

  1. ^ a b "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.