Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 3000 metres
Games:	1972 Winter
Venue:	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates:	February 12
Competitors:	22
Nations:	10
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	4:52.14
Gold:	Stien Kaiser
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Dianne Holum
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Atje Keulen-Deelstra
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, 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 Olympic record was set.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			4:52.14
			4:58.67
			4:59.91
4			5:01.67
5			5:01.79
6			5:01.88
7			5:05.92
8			5:06.61
9			5:07.24
10			5:07.76
11			5:07.93
12			5:09.21
13			5:09.69
14			5:11.13
15			5:12.85
16			5:17.30
17			5:17.38
18			5:22.60
19			5:24.27
20			5:26.21
21			5:30.88
22			5:32.87

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 3,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/SSK/womens-3000-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.