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Women's 1000 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Refer to captionPictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
Date11 February 1968
Competitors29 from 12 nations
Winning time1:32.6 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carry Geijssen  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dianne Holum  United States
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The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.

Records

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

World record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 1:31.8 Karuizawa, Japan 22 February 1963
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 1:33.2 Innsbruck, Austria 1 February 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
11 February  Carry Geijssen (NED) 1:32.6 OR

Results

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carry Geijssen  Netherlands 1:32.6 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union 1:32.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dianne Holum  United States 1:33.4
4 Kaija Mustonen  Finland 1:33.6
5 Irina Yegorova  Soviet Union 1:34.4
6 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl  Norway 1:34.5
7 Jeanne Ashworth  United States 1:34.7
8 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka  Finland 1:34.8
9 Kirsti Biermann  Norway 1:35.0
10 Stien Kaiser  Netherlands 1:35.2
11 Lāsma Kauniste  Soviet Union 1:35.3
12 Ruth Schleiermacher  East Germany 1:35.6
13 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg  Norway 1:36.8
Ellie van den Brom  Netherlands 1:36.8
15 Christina Lindblom-Scherling  Sweden 1:36.9
16 Hildegard Sellhuber  West Germany 1:37.2
17 Martine Ivangine  France 1:37.4
Evi Sappl  West Germany 1:37.4
19 Ylva Hedlund  Sweden 1:37.5
20 Doreen McCannell  Canada 1:37.6
21 Marcia Parsons  Canada 1:37.7
22 Arja Kantola  Finland 1:37.9
23 Jenny Fish  United States 1:38.4
24 Marie-Louise Perrenoud  France 1:39.3
25 Misae Takeda  Japan 1:40.4
26 Sachiko Saito  Japan 1:41.0
27 Wendy Thompson  Canada 1:41.1
28 Patricia Demartini  France 1:44.6
29 Trish Tipper  Great Britain 1:46.5

References

  1. ^ "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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