Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1000 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	February 7
Competitors:	27
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	1:28.43
Gold:	Tatyana Averina
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Leah Poulos
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Sheila Young
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.^{[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
7 February	Pair 1			1:29.54	OR
7 February	Pair 5			1:28.57	OR
7 February	Pair 6			1:28.43	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	6	o			1:28.43
	5	o			1:28.57
	9	i			1:29.14
4	7	i			1:29.47
5	1	i			1:29.54
6	2	i			1:29.66
7	5	i			1:30.06
8	8	o			1:30.55
9	2	o			1:31.23
10	10	i			1:31.59
11	10	o			1:31.66
12	6	i			1:31.68
13	3	o			1:31.72
14	1	o			1:32.06
15	11	i			1:32.08
16	4	i			1:32.50
17	6	i			1:32.94
18	3	i			1:33.05
19	4	o			1:33.89
20	12	i			1:33.99
21	13	i			1:34.14
22	12	o			1:34.27
23	14	o			1:34.63
24	9	o			1:35.42
25	7	o			1:35.58
26	14	i			1:35.81
-	13	o			DQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043939/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/womens-1000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 1000m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.
4. Web site: 1000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.