Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Games:	1972 Winter
Venue:	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates:	February 9
Competitors:	31
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	2:20.85
Gold:	Dianne Holum
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Stien Kaiser
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Atje Keulen-Deelstra
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
9 February	Pair 1			2:22.05	OR
9 February	Pair 5			2:20.85	OR

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:20.85
			2:21.05
			2:22.05
4			2:22.27
5			2:22.35
6			2:23.19
7			2:23.93
8			2:24.07
9			2:24.29
10			2:24.69
11			2:25.16
12			2:25.48
13			2:25.64
14			2:25.85
15			2:26.00
16			2:27.09
17			2:28.19
18			2:28.34
19			2:28.36
20			2:29.38
21			2:29.60
22			2:29.79
23			2:29.94
24			2:31.29
25			2:31.31
26			2:31.53
27			2:31.86
28			2:32.06
29			2:32.55
30			2:35.22
31			2:37.15

Notes and References

1. Web site: The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. 1972. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/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.