Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres speed skating
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 of the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver

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was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval

The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics...

on .

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. Ireen Wüst did equal the track record of 1:56.89 set by Christine Nesbitt on .

Results

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Time	Time Behind
	15	o	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...	1:56.89	0.00
	17	o	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....	1:57.14	+0.25
	16	o	Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...	1:57.96	+1.07
	14	o	Margot Boer Margot Boer Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the...	1:58.10	+1.21
	13	i	Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira Nao Kodaira is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1000m.- Results :...	1:58.20	+1.31
	18	i	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...	1:58.33	+1.44
	8	i	Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen is a Dutch speed skater. She specialises in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the current Dutch Junior record holder in the 500 m and her personal best used to be the World Junior record...	1:58.46	+1.57
	12	o	Yekaterina Shikhova Yekaterina Shikhova - 2010 Winter Olympics :At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Shikhova competed in two events. In her the first event, the 1000 m, Shikhova finished 11th overall with a time of 1:17.46...	1:58.54	+1.65
	11	o	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...	1:58.67	+1.78
10	15	i	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms is a German speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit with teammates Anni Friesinger and Claudia Pechstein.-External links:*...	1:58.85	+1.96
11	7	o	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....	1:59.01	+2.12
12	14	i	Alla Shabanova	1:59.35	+2.46
13	13	o	Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller Monique Angermüller is a German speed-skater who represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She participated in the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m distances. Her specialty is considered to be the 1000m.- References :...	1:59.46	+2.57
14	2	i	Hege Bøkko Hege Bøkko Hege Bøkko is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, and the younger sister of Håvard Bøkko.-Personal life:Hege was born in Hønefoss in Buskerud county, Norway in 1991, but she has been living in Hovet, Buskerud her whole life...	1:59.52	+2.63
15	17	i	Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś is a Polish speed skater, who was born in Sanok and resides in Zakopane. Her maiden name was Katarzyna Wójcicka....	1:59.53	+2.64
16	4	i	Heather Richardson Heather Richardson Heather Richardson is an American speed skater who has competed since 2006. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 6th in 500 metres, 9th in the 1000 metres, and 16th in the 1500 metres.At the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating...	1:59.56	+2.67
17	10	i	Laurine van Riessen Laurine van Riessen Laurine van Riessen is a long track speed skater who competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 500, 1000, and 1500 metre races where she won the bronze medal in the 1000 m.-External links:...	1:59.79	+2.90
18	18	o	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...	2:00.08	+3.19
19	11	i	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...	2:00.12	+3.23
20	5	o	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:...	2:00.65	+3.76
21	12	i	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...	2:00.67	+3.78
22	10	o	Isabell Ost	2:01.69	+4.80
23	4	o	Miho Takagi	2:01.86	+4.97
24	9	i	Jilleanne Rookard Jilleanne Rookard Jilleanne Rookard is an American speed skater who has competed since 2006. She was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She reached the 12th place on the 3000m in a time of 4.13,05.-References:**...	2:01.95	+5.06
25	8	o	Karolína Erbanová	2:02.01	+5.12
26	5	i	Sayuri Yoshii Sayuri Yoshii is a Japanese speed skater. She won silver in the 1000m and bronze in the 500m during the 2008-09 World Cup season. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and became 5th in the 500m of the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	2:02.26	+5.37
27	1	o	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....	2:02.38	+5.49
28	6	o	Anna Rokita Anna Rokita Anna Rokita is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...	2:02.67	+5.78
29	6	i	Yekaterina Aydova	2:02.81	+5.92
30	7	i	Noh Seon-Yeong Noh Seon-yeong Noh Seon-yeong is a South Korean speed skater. She represented her country at the 2006 edition and 2010 edition of Winter Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. She is the sister of short track speed skater Noh Jin-Kyu- Personal Records :-References:...	2:02.84	+5.95
31	1	i	Catherine Raney-Norman	2:03.02	+6.13
32	2	o	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:...	2:03.19	+6.30
33	3	i	Lee Ju-Youn Lee Ju-Youn Lee Ju-Youn is a South Korean speed skater. She represented her country at the 2006 edition and 2010 edition of Winter Olympics. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Winter Games that regional winter sports competition in Asia.- Personal Records :-References:...	2:03.67	+6.78
34	9	o	Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska Luiza Złotkowska is a Polish speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit with compatriots Katarzyna Woźniak and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś...	2:04.01	+7.12
35	16	i	Brittany Schussler Brittany Schussler Brittany Schussler is a Canadian speed skater. Since 2002 she has been a member of the national High Performance Long Track Team....	2:04.17	+7.28
36	3	o	Natalia Czerwonka Natalia Czerwonka Natalia Czerwonka is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. In 2010 she was awardedawarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.-Personal records:-Career highlights:...	2:05.00	+8.11

External links

2010 Winter Olympics results: Ladies' 1500 m, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20.

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