Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	February 5
Competitors:	26
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	2:16.58
Gold:	Galina Stepanskaya
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Sheila Young
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Tatyana Averina
Bronzenoc:	URS
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, 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 record were set during the competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
5 February	Pair 1			2:18.99	OR
5 February	Pair 4			2:17.96	OR
5 February	Pair 7			2:16.58	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	7	o			2:16.58
	9	i			2:17.06
	4	o			2:17.96
4	1	i			2:18.99
5	9	o			2:19.05
6	12	o			2:19.11
7	1	o			2:19.63
8	8	o			2:19.69
9	3	i			2:19.74
10	12	i			2:20.05
11	8	i			2:21.85
12	2	i			2:22.06
13	6	i			2:22.10
14	5	o			2:22.42
15	11	o			2:22.59
16	13	o			2:23.98
17	4	i			2:24.06
18	11	i			2:24.26
19	3	o			2:24.30
20	5	i			2:24.55
21	6	o			2:24.89
22	2	i			2:25.27
23	13	i			2:25.49
24	10	o			2:25.74
25	7	i			2:26.24
26	10	i			2:32.96	+16.38

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 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022348/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/womens-1500-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 1500m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.
4. Web site: 1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.