The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]
| Women's 3000 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | February 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:52.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Stien Kaiser (NED) |
4:46.5 | Davos, Switzerland | 16 January 1971 |
| Olympic record |  Ans Schut (NED) |
4:56.2 | Grenoble, France | 12 February 1968 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February | Pair 10 | Stien Kaiser | Netherlands |
4:52.14 | OR |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Stien Baas-Kaiser | Netherlands |
4:52.14 | OR |
 |
Dianne Holum |  United States |
4:58.67 | |
 |
Atje Keulen-Deelstra | Netherlands |
4:59.91 | |
| 4 | Sippie Tigchelaar | Netherlands |
5:01.67 | |
| 5 | Nina Statkevich |  Soviet Union |
5:01.79 | |
| 6 | Kapitolina Seregina | Soviet Union |
5:01.88 | |
| 7 | Tuula Vilkas |  Finland |
5:05.92 | |
| 8 | Lyudmila Savrulina | Soviet Union |
5:06.61 | |
| 9 | Han Pil-Hwa |  North Korea |
5:07.24 | |
| 10 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl |  Norway |
5:07.76 | |
| 11 | Kim Bok-soon | North Korea |
5:07.93 | |
| 12 | Satomi Koike |  Japan |
5:09.21 | |
| 13 | Kim Ok-soon | North Korea |
5:09.69 | |
| 14 | Sylvia Filipsson |  Sweden |
5:11.13 | |
| 15 | Rosemarie Taupadel |  East Germany |
5:12.85 | |
| 16 | Kaname Ide | Japan |
5:17.30 | |
| 17 | Leah Poulos | United States |
5:17.38 | |
| 18 | Akiko Aruga | Japan |
5:22.60 | |
| 19 | Jeon Seon-Ok |  South Korea |
5:24.27 | |
| 20 | Kirsti Biermann | Norway |
5:26.21 | |
| 21 | Arja Kantola | Finland |
5:30.88 | |
| 22 | Jeanne Omelenchuk | United States |
5:32.87 |
References edit
- ^ a b "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.