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The women's 3000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]
Women's 3000 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | February 10 | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:57.70 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Claudia Pechstein won the gold medal at the distance after winning two bronzes and a silver medal in previous Olympics. Favorite Anni Friesinger finished fourth, while all medalists broke the former world record.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Claudia Pechstein (GER) | 3:59.26 | Calgary, Canada | 2 March 2001 | [2] |
Olympic record | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (GER) | 4:07.29 | Nagano, Japan | 11 February 1998 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date[2] | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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10 February | Pair 6 | Emese Hunyady | Austria | 4:06.55 | OR | |
10 February | Pair 10 | Kristina Groves | Canada | 4:06.44 | OR | |
10 February | Pair 13 | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 3:59.39 | OR | |
10 February | Pair 15 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 3:57.70 | OR | WR |
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