Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]

Women's 3000 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates	February 12
Competitors	22 from 10 nations
Winning time	4:52.14
Medalists
Stien Kaiser  Netherlands Dianne Holum  United States Atje Keulen-Deelstra  Netherlands

Records

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

World record	Stien Kaiser (NED)	4:46.5	Davos, Switzerland	16 January 1971
Olympic record	Ans Schut (NED)	4:56.2	Grenoble, France	12 February 1968

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
12 February	Pair 10	Stien Kaiser	Netherlands	4:52.14	OR

Results

[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Stien Baas-Kaiser	Netherlands	4:52.14	OR
	Dianne Holum	United States	4:58.67
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	Netherlands	4:59.91
4	Sippie Tigchelaar	Netherlands	5:01.67
5	Nina Statkevich	Soviet Union	5:01.79
6	Kapitolina Seregina	Soviet Union	5:01.88
7	Tuula Vilkas	Finland	5:05.92
8	Lyudmila Savrulina	Soviet Union	5:06.61
9	Han Pil-Hwa	North Korea	5:07.24
10	Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl	Norway	5:07.76
11	Kim Bok-soon	North Korea	5:07.93
12	Satomi Koike	Japan	5:09.21
13	Kim Ok-soon	North Korea	5:09.69
14	Sylvia Filipsson	Sweden	5:11.13
15	Rosemarie Taupadel	East Germany	5:12.85
16	Kaname Ide	Japan	5:17.30
17	Leah Poulos	United States	5:17.38
18	Akiko Aruga	Japan	5:22.60
19	Jeon Seon-Ok	South Korea	5:24.27
20	Kirsti Biermann	Norway	5:26.21
21	Arja Kantola	Finland	5:30.88
22	Jeanne Omelenchuk	United States	5:32.87

References

1. "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
2. "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.