Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 3000 metres
Games:	1984 Winter
Venue:	Zetra Ice Rink
Dates:	February 15
Competitors:	26
Nations:	14
Win Value:	4:24.79
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Andrea Schöne
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Karin Enke
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	Gabi Schönbrunn
Bronzenoc:	GDR
Prev:	1980
Next:	1988

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.^{[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

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	1	i			4:24.79
	3	i			4:26.33
	4	o			4:33.13
4	2	i			4:34.42
5	5	i			4:34.80	+10.09
6	9	i			4:36.25	+11.46
7	6	i			4:36.28	+11.49
8	5	o			4:37.36	+12.57
9	7	o			4:39.36	+14.57
10	3	o			4:40.10	+15.31
11	1	o			4:40.36	+15.57
12	7	i			4:42.49	+17.70
13	12	o			4:42.84	+18.05
14	3	i			4:42.90	+18.11
15	8	o			4:48.60	+23.81
16	10	i			4:49.26	+24.47
17	11	i			4:51.91	+27.12
18	8	i			4:53.22	+28.43
19	6	o			4:53.38	+28.59
20	13	i			4:58.41	+33.62
21	10	o			4:59.32	+34.53
22	12	o			5:00.15	+35.36
23	9	o			5:03.43	+38.64
24	11	o			5:07.12	+42.33
25	4	i			5:14.80	+50.01
26	13	o			5:37.67	+1:12.47

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sarajevo 1984 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. 1984. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214014/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/SSK/womens-3000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 3000m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 1, 2016.
4. Web site: 3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 1, 2016.