Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 3000 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	February 8
Competitors:	26
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	4:45.19
Gold:	Tatyana Averina
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Andrea Mitscherlich
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	Lisbeth Korsmo
Bronzenoc:	NOR
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 8 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 Olympic records was set during the competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
8 February	Pair 1			4:46.67	OR
8 February	Pair 6			4:45.19	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	6	i			4:45.19
	10	i			4:45.23
	9	o			4:45.24
4	13	o			4:45.60
5	1	i			4:46.67
6	10	o			4:48.15
7	2	i			4:48.46
8	7	i			4:49.04
9	8	i			4:50.86
10	9	i			4:50.95
11	5	o			4:51.67
12	6	o			4:51.71
13	13	i			4:53.94
14	4	i			4:54.03
15	3	o			4:56.75	+11,56
16	11	i			4:57.48	+12.29
17	11	o			4:57.57	+12.38
18	12	o			4:58.68	+13.49
19	7	o			4:58.92	+13.73
20	12	i			5:00.08	+14.89
21	1	o			5:02.57	+17.38
22	4	o			5:03.08	+17.89
23	3	i			5:07.09	+21.90
24	8	o			5:08.34	+23.15
25	2	o			5:08.79	+23.60
26	5	i			5:10.35	+25.16

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 3,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/womens-3000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 3000m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 2, 2016.
4. Web site: 3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 2, 2016.