Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Women's 1000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Olympic Oval
Dates	February 26
Competitors	27 from 12 nations
Winning time	1:17.65
Medalists
Christa Rothenburger   East Germany   Karin Kania   East Germany   Bonnie Blair   United States

Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
500 m		men		women
1000 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men

The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February, at the Olympic Oval.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^[2][3]

World record	Karin Kania (GDR)	1:18.11	Calgary, Canada	5 December 1987
Olympic record	Karin Kania (GDR)	1:21.61	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	13 February 1984

The following new world and olympic records was set.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
26 February	Pair 3	Bonnie Blair	United States	1:18.31	OR
26 February	Pair 4	Karin Enke	East Germany	1:17.70	OR	WR
26 February	Pair 5	Christa Rothenburger	East Germany	1:17.65	OR	WR

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	Christa Rothenburger	East Germany	1:17.65	–	(WR)
	Karin Kania	East Germany	1:17.70	+0.05
	Bonnie Blair	United States	1:18.31	+0.66
4	Andrea Ehrig	East Germany	1:19.32	+1.67
5	Seiko Hashimoto	Japan	1:19.75	+2.10
6	Angela Stahnke	East Germany	1:20.05	+2.40
7	Leslie Bader	United States	1:21.09	+3.44
8	Katie Class	United States	1:21.10	+3.45
9	Natalie Grenier	Canada	1:21.15	+3.50
10	Erwina Ryś-Ferens	Poland	1:21.44	+3.79
11	Shoko Fusano	Japan	1:21.47	+3.82
12	Christine Aaftink	Netherlands	1:21.63	+3.92
13	Zofia Tokarczyk	Poland	1:21.80	+4.15
14	Shelley Rhead-Skarvan	Canada	1:21.84	+4.19
15	Edel Therese Høiseth	Norway	1:21.90	+4.25
16	Emese Hunyady	Austria	1:22.22	+4.57
17	Yoo Seon-Hee	South Korea	1:22.35	+4.70
18	Yelena Ilyina	Soviet Union	1:22.40	+4.75
19	Ariane Loignon	Canada	1:22.75	+5.10
20	Natalya Glebova	Soviet Union	1:22.99	+5.34
21	Ingrid Haringa	Netherlands	1:23.15	+5.50
22	Noriko Toda	Japan	1:23.49	+5.64
23	Han Chun-Ok	North Korea	1:24.26	+6.61
24	Nancy Swider-Peltz	United States	1:24.81	7.16
25	Marie-Pierre Lamarche	Canada	1:25.18	+7.53
26	Bibija Kerla	Yugoslavia	1:30.89	+13.24
-	Song Hwa-Son	North Korea	DQ

References

1. "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
2. "1000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
3. "1000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

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