The women's 3000 metres in
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
at the
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
took place on 12 February, at the
L'Anneau de Vitesse
L'Anneau de Vitesse ( en, The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mist ...
.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new Olympic record was set.
Results
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metres
Women's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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