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The women's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]
Women's 1000 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | February 17 | |||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:13.83 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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After suffering from mononucleosis, Chris Witty skated a new world record to a surprise win. Jennifer Rodriguez became the first US Hispanic woman to win an Olympic speed skating medal.[citation needed]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Sabine Völker (GER) | 1:14.06 | Salt Lake City, United States | 1 December 2001 | [2] |
Olympic record | Marianne Timmer (NED) | 1:16.51 | Nagano, Japan | 19 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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17 February | Pair 6 | Varvara Barysheva | Russia | 1:16.49 | OR | |
17 February | Pair 7 | Anzhelika Kotyuga | Belarus | 1:15.03 | OR | |
17 February | Pair 11 | Marianne Timmer | Netherlands | 1:14.45 | OR | |
17 February | Pair 15 | Chris Witty | United States | 1:13.83 | OR | WR |
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