Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

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Women's 3000 metres
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueZetra Ice Rink
DatesFebruary 15
Competitors26 from 14 nations
Winning time4:24.79
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Schöne
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karin Enke
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Schönbrunn
 East Germany
← 1980
1988 →

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.

Records

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

World record  Gabi Zange (GDR) 4:21.70 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 28 March 1981
Olympic record  Bjørg Eva Jensen (NOR) 4:32.13 Lake Placid, United States 20 February 1980

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
15 February  Andrea Schöne (GDR) 4:24.79 OR

Results

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 i Andrea Schöne  East Germany 4:24.79 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 i Karin Enke  East Germany 4:26.33 +1.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 o Gabi Schönbrunn  East Germany 4:33.13 +8.34
4 2 i Olga Pleshkova  Soviet Union 4:34.42 +9.63
5 5 i Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands 4:34.80 +10.09
6 9 i Mary Docter  United States 4:36.25 +11.46
7 6 i Bjørg Eva Jensen  Norway 4:36.28 +11.49
8 5 o Valentina Lalenkova  Soviet Union 4:37.36 +12.57
9 7 o Natalya Petrusyova  Soviet Union 4:39.36 +14.57
10 3 o Nancy Swider-Peltz  United States 4:40.10 +15.31
11 1 o Annette Carlén  Sweden 4:40.36 +15.57
12 7 i Jane Goldman  United States 4:42.49 +17.70
13 12 o Thea Limbach  Netherlands 4:42.84 +18.05
14 3 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 4:42.90 +18.11
15 8 o Natalie Grenier  Canada 4:48.60 +23.81
16 10 i Pak Gum-hyon  North Korea 4:49.26 +24.47
17 11 i Han Chun-ok  North Korea 4:51.91 +27.12
18 8 i Sigrid Smuda  West Germany 4:53.22 +28.43
19 6 o Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 4:53.38 +28.59
20 13 i Kim Chang-hae  North Korea 4:58.41 +33.62
21 10 o Wang Guifang  China 4:59.32 +34.53
22 12 o Wang Xiuli  China 5:00.15 +35.36
23 9 o Kong Meiyu  China 5:03.43 +38.64
24 11 o Lee Kyung-ja  South Korea 5:07.12 +42.33
25 4 i Ria Visser  Netherlands 5:14.80 +50.01
26 13 o Bibija Kerla  Yugoslavia 5:37.67 +1:12.47

References

  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 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "3000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.