Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
VenueRichmond Olympic Oval
Date24 February 2010
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Winning time6:50.92
Medalists
   Czech Republic
   Germany
   Canada
Speed skating at the
2010 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
Team pursuit men women

The women's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 24, 2010.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 6:45.61 Salt Lake City, United States 11 March 2007
Olympic record  Claudia Pechstein (GER) 6:46.91 Salt Lake City, United States 23 February 2002

Results

Martina Sáblíková (CZE - out) and Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (GER - in) in the final 8th pair of the 5000m race.
Rank Pair Lane Name Country Time Time Behind Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 8 i Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic 6:50.92 0.00 TR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 i Stephanie Beckert  Germany 6:51.39 +0.47
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 o Clara Hughes  Canada 6:55.73 +4.81
4 8 o Daniela Anschütz-Thoms  Germany 6:58.64 +7.72
5 6 o Maren Haugli  Norway 7:02.19 +11.27
6 7 o Kristina Groves  Canada 7:04.57 +13.65
7 5 i Masako Hozumi  Japan 7:04.97 +14.05
8 3 i Jilleanne Rookard  United States 7:07.48 +16.56
9 6 i Shiho Ishizawa  Japan 7:12.23 +21.31
10 2 i Jorien Voorhuis  Netherlands 7:13.27 +22.35
11 4 i Elma de Vries  Netherlands 7:16.68 +25.76
12 1 o Cindy Klassen  Canada 7:22.09 +31.17
13 2 o Svetlana Vysokova  Russia 7:23.33 +32.41
14 4 o Cathrine Grage  Denmark 7:23.83 +32.91
15 1 i Maria Lamb  United States 7:25.15 +34.23
3 o Katrin Mattscherodt  Germany DSQ

Notes and references

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