Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's 1500 metres
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The Women's 1500 m speed skating
competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics
was held in Turin
, Italy
.
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
was held in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
| Rank | Pair | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, OM is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each... |
1:55.27 | ||||
| 15 | Kristina Groves Kristina Groves Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. She is Canada’s most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: She won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit.... |
1:56.74 | +1.47 | |||
| 18 | Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event... |
1:56.90 | +1.63 | |||
| 4 | 17 | Anni Friesinger Anni Friesinger Anna Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan is a speed skater, too... |
1:57.31 | +2.04 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Chiara Simionato Chiara Simionato Chiara Simionato is an Italian long-track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m.... |
1:58.76 | +3.49 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Alexandrovna Lobysheva is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She's specialized in the distances of 1000 m, 1500 m and Team Pursuit.... |
1:58.87 | +3.60 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics... |
1:59.15 | +3.88 | ||
| 8 | 16 | Jennifer Rodriguez Jennifer Rodriguez Jennifer Rodriguez is a Cuban-American speed skater. She started her career as an artistic roller skater, winning multiple national championships and placing second and third at world championships. Later she switched to inline speed skating and became world champion in 1993... |
1:59.30 | +4.03 | ||
| 9 | 15 | Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.... |
1:59.33 | +4.06 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Daniela Anschütz | 1:59.74 | +4.47 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Katarzyna Wojcicka | 1:59.96 | +4.69 | ||
| 12 | 13 | Wang Fei Wang Fei (speed skater) Wang Fei is a Chinese female speed skater.She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 3000m events.-References:... |
2:00.13 | +4.86 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.... |
2:00.15 | +4.88 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Marianne Timmer Marianne Timmer Maria Aaltje Timmer is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances . At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.- Personal life :... |
2:00.45 | +5.18 | ||
| 15 | 18 | Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m... |
2:00.77 | +5.50 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Ju-Youn Lee | 2:00.85 | +5.58 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Annette Bjelkevik Annette Bjelkevik Annette Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Hedvig Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... |
2:01.03 | +5.76 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Catherine Raney Catherine Raney Catherine Raney-Norman is an Olympic speed skater from Elm Grove, Wisconsin who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. She has won the U.S. Allround Championship three times in 1999, 2002 and 2003. Raney also made the US team for the 2010 Winter... |
2:01.17 | +5.90 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Maren Haugli Maren Haugli Maren Haugli is a Norwegian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.She represents the sports club Jevnaker IF and is the granddaughter of Sverre Ingolf Haugli and sister of Sverre Haugli.-Personal records:... |
2:01.22 | +5.95 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Varvara Barysheva Varvara Barysheva Varvara Barysheva is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*... |
2:01.60 | +6.33 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Abramova Yekaterina Konstantinovna Abramova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-Personal records:... |
2:01.63 | +6.36 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Eriko Ishino | 2:01.85 | +6.58 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Ji Jia | 2:01.85 | +6.58 | ||
| 24 | 3 | Maria Lamb Maria Lamb Maria Lamb is an Olympic speed skater from River Falls, Wisconsin who competed in 1500m and the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was also selected to compete in the 5000m for the US at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:* * * *... |
2:02.12 | +6.85 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Valentina Yakshina | 2:02.15 | +6.88 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik Hedvig Bjelkevik is a Norwegian speed skater. She was born in Arendal and is the sister of Annette Bjelkevik. She competed in the 1,500 metres and team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:... |
2:02.16 | +6.89 | ||
| 27 | 6 | Anna Natalia Rokita | 2:02.19 | +6.92 | ||
| 28 | 4 | Shannon Rempel Shannon Rempel Shannon Rempel is a Canadian speed skater. Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in... |
2:02.24 | +6.97 | ||
| 29 | 2 | Nami Nemoto | 2:02.34 | +7.07 | ||
| 30 | 7 | Lucille Opitz Lucille Opitz Lucille Opitz is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-External links:*... |
2:02.75 | +7.48 | ||
| 31 | 6 | Adelia Marra | 2:03.07 | +7.80 | ||
| 32 | 4 | Seon Yeong Noh | 2:03.35 | +8.08 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Hiromi Otsu | 2:04.77 | +9.50 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Zhang Xiaolei | 2:05.75 | +10.48 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Daniela Oltean Daniela Oltean Daniela Oltean is a Romanian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... |
2:09.24 | +13.97 |