Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres explained

The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Zetra Ice Rink.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new world record was set.

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Behind	Notes
	5	o			2:03.42
	1	o			2:05.29
	3	i			2:05.78
4	2	o			2:07.69
5	15	i			2:08.08
6	4	o			2:08.17
7	2	i			2:08.41
8	4	i			2:09.53
9	9	i			2:10.35
10	9	o			2:10.55
11	3	o			2:10.61
12	5	i			2:10.80
13	1	i			2:11.06
14	8	i			2:12.14
15	7	i			2:12.56
16	11	i			2:12.62
17	7	o			2:12.94
18	6	o			2:13.74	+10.32
19	12	o			2:14.23	+10.81
20	11	o			2:14.25	+10.83
21	8	i			2:14.72	+11.30
22	6	i			2:15.50	+12.08
23	15	o			2:16.19	+12.77
24	13	i			2:16.68	+13.26
25	14	o			2:17.37	+13.95
26	13	o			2:17.80	+14.38
27	10	i			2:17.96	+14.54
28	12	i			2:18.34	+14.92
29	14	i			2:19.56	+16.14
30	16	i			2:39.37	+35.95
31	10	o			2:42.12	+38.70
32	16	o			2:46.32	+42.90

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sarajevo 1984 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. 1984. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214006/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/SSK/womens-1500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 1500m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. October 31, 2016.
4. Web site: 1500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. October 31, 2016.