Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
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The women's 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of women's speed skating events at the Olympics and the 1500 metres were the second contest after the 500 metres. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice. It was held on Sunday, February 21, 1960. Twenty-three speed skaters from ten nations competed.[1]
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Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
Date | 21 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:25.2 WR | ||||||||||||
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