Dates February 10 Winning time 3:57.70 | Competitors 32 from 16 nations Venue Utah Olympic Oval | |
Location Utah Olympic Oval, Utah, United States | ||
The women's 3000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
References
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA