Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]

Women's 1000 metres speed skating at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date	11 February 1968
Competitors	29 from 12 nations
Winning time	1:32.6 OR
Medalists
Carry Geijssen  Netherlands Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union Dianne Holum  United States

Records

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

World record	Lidia Skoblikova (URS)	1:31.8	Karuizawa, Japan	22 February 1963
Olympic record	Lidia Skoblikova (URS)	1:33.2	Innsbruck, Austria	1 February 1964

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
11 February	Carry Geijssen (NED)	1:32.6	OR

Results

[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Carry Geijssen	Netherlands	1:32.6	OR
	Lyudmila Titova	Soviet Union	1:32.9
	Dianne Holum	United States	1:33.4
4	Kaija Mustonen	Finland	1:33.6
5	Irina Yegorova	Soviet Union	1:34.4
6	Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl	Norway	1:34.5
7	Jeanne Ashworth	United States	1:34.7
8	Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka	Finland	1:34.8
9	Kirsti Biermann	Norway	1:35.0
10	Stien Kaiser	Netherlands	1:35.2
11	Lāsma Kauniste	Soviet Union	1:35.3
12	Ruth Schleiermacher	East Germany	1:35.6
13	Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg	Norway	1:36.8
	Ellie van den Brom	Netherlands	1:36.8
15	Christina Lindblom-Scherling	Sweden	1:36.9
16	Hildegard Sellhuber	West Germany	1:37.2
17	Martine Ivangine	France	1:37.4
	Evi Sappl	West Germany	1:37.4
19	Ylva Hedlund	Sweden	1:37.5
20	Doreen McCannell	Canada	1:37.6
21	Marcia Parsons	Canada	1:37.7
22	Arja Kantola	Finland	1:37.9
23	Jenny Fish	United States	1:38.4
24	Marie-Louise Perrenoud	France	1:39.3
25	Misae Takeda	Japan	1:40.4
26	Sachiko Saito	Japan	1:41.0
27	Wendy Thompson	Canada	1:41.1
28	Patricia Demartini	France	1:44.6
29	Trish Tipper	Great Britain	1:46.5

References

1. "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
2. "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 1,000 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.