Women's 5000 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 28
Competitors25 from 15 nations
Winning time7:14.13 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gabi Zange
 East Germany

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]

Records

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, Netherlands20 March 1987
Olympic recordNoneNone NoneNone

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
28 FebruaryPair 1Andrea Ehrig East Germany7:17.12ORWR
28 FebruaryPair 5Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands7:14.13ORWR

Results

[1]

Rank  PairLaneAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5OYvonne van Gennip Netherlands7:14.13–(WR)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   1  OAndrea Ehrig East Germany7:17.12+2.99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  2 IGabi Zange East Germany7:21.61+7.48
4  6  ISvetlana Boyko Soviet Union7:28.39+14.26
5  5  IYelena Lapuga Soviet Union7:28.65+14.52
6  4  OSeiko Hashimoto Japan7:34.43+20.30
7  3  IGunda Kleemann East Germany7:34.59+20.46
8  1O  IJasmin Krohn Sweden7:36.56+22.43
9  12  OHan Chun-ok North Korea7:36.81+22.68
10  7  OJane Goldman United States7:36.98+22.85
11  2  OMary Docter United States7:37.00+22.87
12  9  IElena Belci Italy7:37.23+23.10
13  3  OMarieke Stam Netherlands7:38.02+23.87
14  1  IIngrid Paul Netherlands7:40.67+26.54
15  7  IYelena Tumanova Soviet Union7:40.82+26.69
16  8  IWang Xiaoyan China7:46.30+32.17
17  11  OKim Young-ok South Korea7:46.51+32.38
18  9  ONatalie Grenier Canada7:46.96+32.84
19  4  INatsue Seki Japan7:47.43+33.30
20  8  OAriane Loignon Canada7:49.55+35.42
21  13  IErwina Ryś-Ferens Poland7:50.43+36.30
22  12  INancy Swider-Peltz United States7:52.12+37.99
23  1O  OKathy Gordon Canada7:53.30+39.17
24  11  IMinna Nystedt Norway7:54.11+39.98
25  6  OStéphanie Dumont France8:00.40+46.27

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "5000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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