Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 5000 metres
Games:	1994 Winter
Venue:	Hamar Olympic Hall
Dates:	February 25
Competitors:	16
Nations:	9
Win Value:	7:14.37
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Claudia Pechstein
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	Gunda Niemann-Kleemann
Silvernoc:	GER
Bronze:	Hiromi Yamamoto
Bronzenoc:	JPN
Prev:	1992
Next:	1998

The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 25 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Behind
	4	I			7:14.37	-
	6	O			7:14.88	+0.51
	5	O			7:19.68	+5.31
4	2	I			7:20.33	+5.96
5	6	I			7:22.68	+8.31
6	8	I			7:28.58	+14.21
7	7	O			7:29.42	+15.05
8	7	I			7:29.79	+15.42
9	1	O			7:30.47	+16.10
10	1	I			7:32.39	+18.02
11	2	O			7:36.07	+21.70
12	8	O			7:38.62	+24.25
13	3	I			7:40.55	+26.18
14	5	I			7:41.65	+27.28
15	3	O			7:46.78	+32.41
16	4	O			7:49.39	+35.02

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nagano 1994 Official Report - Volume 3. LA84 Foundation. Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1994. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/womens-5000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 5000m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. October 30, 2016.
4. Web site: 5000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. October 30, 2016.