Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1000 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	11 February 1968
Competitors:	29
Nations:	12
Win Value:	1:32.6 OR
Gold:	Carry Geijssen
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Lyudmila Titova
Silvernoc:	URS
Bronze:	Dianne Holum
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:32.6	OR
			1:32.9
			1:33.4
4			1:33.6
5			1:34.4
6			1:34.5
7			1:34.7
8			1:34.8
9			1:35.0
10			1:35.2
11			1:35.3
12			1:35.6
13			1:36.8
			1:36.8
15			1:36.9
16			1:37.2
17			1:37.4
			1:37.4
19			1:37.5
20			1:37.6
21			1:37.7
22			1:37.9
23			1:38.4
24			1:39.3
25			1:40.4
26			1:41.0
27			1:41.1
28			1:44.6
29			1:46.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/womens-1000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.
4. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.