Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	10 February 1968
Competitors:	30
Nations:	12
Win Value:	2:22.4 OR
Gold:	Kaija Mustonen
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Carry Geijssen
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Stien Kaiser
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

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]}

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:22.4	OR
			2:22.7
			2:24.5
4			2:25.2
5			2:25.4
6			2:25.8
7			2:26.8
8			2:27.1
9			2:27.5
			2:27.5
11			2:27.6
12			2:28.3
13			2:28.5
14			2:29.9
			2:29.9
16			2:30.3
17			2:30.7
18			2:31.4
			2:31.4
20			2:31.5
21			2:32.2
22			2:33.2
23			2:34.2
24			2:34.4
25			2:35.5
26			2:36.6
27			2:36.7
28			2:39.2
29			2:40.6
30			2:45.2

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 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/womens-1500-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.