Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres speed skating at the X Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 February 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:22.4 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1968 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 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Inga Artamonova (URS) |
2:19.0 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 27 January 1962 |
| Olympic record |  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) |
2:22.6 | Innsbruck, Austria | 31 January 1964 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February |  Kaija Mustonen (FIN) |
2:22.4 | OR |
Results
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References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble 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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