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

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]

Women's 3000 metres at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Zetra Ice Rink
Dates	February 15
Competitors	26 from 14 nations
Winning time	4:24.79
Medalists
Andrea Schöne  East Germany Karin Enke  East Germany Gabi Schönbrunn  East Germany

Records

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

World record	Gabi Zange (GDR)	4:21.70	Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union	28 March 1981
Olympic record	Bjørg Eva Jensen (NOR)	4:32.13	Lake Placid, United States	20 February 1980

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
15 February	Andrea Schöne (GDR)	4:24.79	OR

Results

[1]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	1	i	Andrea Schöne	East Germany	4:24.79	–	OR
	3	i	Karin Enke	East Germany	4:26.33	+1.54
	4	o	Gabi Schönbrunn	East Germany	4:33.13	+8.34
4	2	i	Olga Pleshkova	Soviet Union	4:34.42	+9.63
5	5	i	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	4:34.80	+10.09
6	9	i	Mary Docter	United States	4:36.25	+11.46
7	6	i	Bjørg Eva Jensen	Norway	4:36.28	+11.49
8	5	o	Valentina Lalenkova	Soviet Union	4:37.36	+12.57
9	7	o	Natalya Petrusyova	Soviet Union	4:39.36	+14.57
10	3	o	Nancy Swider-Peltz	United States	4:40.10	+15.31
11	1	o	Annette Carlén-Karlsson	Sweden	4:40.36	+15.57
12	7	i	Jane Goldman	United States	4:42.49	+17.70
13	12	o	Thea Limbach	Netherlands	4:42.84	+18.05
14	3	i	Erwina Ryś-Ferens	Poland	4:42.90	+18.11
15	8	o	Natalie Grenier	Canada	4:48.60	+23.81
16	10	i	Pak Gum-hyon	North Korea	4:49.26	+24.47
17	11	i	Han Chun-ok	North Korea	4:51.91	+27.12
18	8	i	Sigrid Smuda	West Germany	4:53.22	+28.43
19	6	o	Seiko Hashimoto	Japan	4:53.38	+28.59
20	13	i	Kim Chang-hae	North Korea	4:58.41	+33.62
21	10	o	Wang Guifang	China	4:59.32	+34.53
22	12	o	Wang Xiuli	China	5:00.15	+35.36
23	9	o	Kong Meiyu	China	5:03.43	+38.64
24	11	o	Lee Kyung-ja	South Korea	5:07.12	+42.33
25	4	i	Ria Visser	Netherlands	5:14.80	+50.01
26	13	o	Bibija Kerla	Yugoslavia	5:37.67	+1:12.47

References

1. "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
2. "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
3. "3000m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
4. "3000m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 1, 2016.