Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | February 9 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:20.85 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Stien Kaiser (NED) |
2:15.8 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 January 1971 |
| Olympic record |  Kaija Mustonen (FIN) |
2:22.4 | Grenoble, France | 10 February 1968 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 9 February | Pair 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra |  Netherlands |
2:22.05 | OR | |
| 9 February | Pair 5 | Dianne Holum |  United States |
2:20.85 | OR |
Results
References
- ^ 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 1,500 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.
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