Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
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The women's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]
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| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval, Kearns, Utah | |||||||||
| Dates | February 20, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.02 WR | |||||||||
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Anni Friesinger came to terms with the pressure of being the favorite by skating a world record and winning the gold medal. Sabine Völker and Jennifer Rodriguez repeated their successes from the 1000 m.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Anni Friesinger (GER) | 1:54.38 | Calgary, Canada | 4 March 2001 | [2] |
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| Olympic record |  Marianne Timmer (NED) | 1:57.58 | Nagano, Japan | 16 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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| 20 February | Pair 9 | Varvara Barysheva |  Russia | 1:56.44 | OR | |
| 20 February | Pair 10 | Chris Witty |  United States | 1:55.71 | OR | |
| 20 February | Pair 17 | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 1:54.02 | OR | WR |
