Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
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The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 8 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]
| Women's 3000 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
| Dates | February 8, 1976 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:45.19 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Tamara Kuznetsova (URS) | 4:44.69 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 12 January 1975 |
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| Olympic record |  Stien Kaiser (NED) | 4:52.14 | Sapporo, Japan | 12 February 1972 |
The following new Olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 8 February | Pair 1 | Ines Bautzmann |  East Germany | 4:46.67 | OR | |
| 8 February | Pair 6 | Tatyana Averina | Soviet Union | 4:45.19 | OR |
