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3,000 metres, Women

Date	23 – 24 February 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Max Bell Arena, Calgary
Participants	29 from 11 countries

Based on the 3,000 m contested at the recently held World Championships, Sylvie Daigle of Canada and Eiko Shishii could be considered the favorites, having finished 1-2 in that race. Earlier in the year, Italy’s Maria Rosa Candido had also gained attention with a world record in the distance, set in Calgary. While a new record remained out of the question due to tactical races, these three ladies all made the final – and the podium. In a close finish, Shishii took first place, followed by Daigle and Candido.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	FP	SP	Best Time
1	Eiko Shishii	JPN	5:25.44	–	–
2	Sylvie Daigle	CAN	5:25.82	–	–
3	Maria Rosa Candido	ITA	5:25.89	–	–
4	Hiromi Takeuchi	JPN	5:26.52	–	–
5	Li Yan	CHN	5:28.68	–	–
6	Nathalie Lambert	CAN	5:37.36	–	–
7	Nobuko Yamada	JPN	5:47.29	–	–
8	Maryse Perreault	CAN	5:51.97	–	–
9	Yoo Boo-Won	KOR	5	18	6:14.44
10	Bea Pintens	BEL	5	13	5:54.36
11	Marina Pylayeva	URS	6	24	5:39.04
12	Barbara Mussio	ITA	6	11	6:15.09
13	Li Jinyan	CHN	7	10	5:37.07
14	Gabriella Monteduro	ITA	7	10	5:41.41
15	Yumiko Yamada	JPN	8	35	5:53.94
16	Monique Velzeboer	NED	8	14	5:36.96
17	Eden Donatelli	CAN	5	5	6:15.57
18	Lee Yoon-Sook	KOR	5	5	5:54.50
19	Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren	NED	5	5	5:41.57
20	Karen Gardiner	AUS	5	5	5:41.22
21	Becky Mane Sanfelippo	USA	6	3	6:31.53
22	Viktoriya Taranina	URS	6	3	5:59.94
23	Tricia Stennes	USA	6	3	5:47.41
24	Hong Ho-Kyung	KOR	6	3	5:41.30
25	Priscilla Ernst	NED	7	2	6:42.15
26	Tara Laszlo	USA	7	2	6:03.61
27	Valérie Barizza	FRA	7	2	5:48.34
28	Cristina Sciolla	ITA	7	2	5:32.28
29	Amy Peterson	USA	8	1	5:56.21

Round One (23 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Yumiko Yamada	JPN	5:53.94	Q
2	Maria Rosa Candido	ITA	5:54.18	Q
3	Nathalie Lambert	CAN	5:54.20	Q
4	Bea Pintens	BEL	5:54.36	Q
5	Lee Yoon-Sook	KOR	5:54.50
6	Viktoriya Taranina	URS	5:59.94
7	Tara Laszlo	USA	6:03.61

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Hiromi Takeuchi	JPN	6:13.69	Q
2	Li Yan	CHN	6:14.26	Q
3	Yoo Boo-Won	KOR	6:14.44	Q
4	Barbara Mussio	ITA	6:15.09	Q
5	Eden Donatelli	CAN	6:15.57
6	Becky Mane Sanfelippo	USA	6:31.53
7	Priscilla Ernst	NED	6:42.15

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eiko Shishii	JPN	5:37.93	Q
2	Marina Pylayeva	URS	5:39.04	Q
3	Sylvie Daigle	CAN	5:41.22	Q
4	Gabriella Monteduro	ITA	5:41.41	Q
5	Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren	NED	5:41.57
6	Tricia Stennes	USA	5:47.41
7	Valérie Barizza	FRA	5:48.34

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Nobuko Yamada	JPN	5:34.32	Q
2	Maryse Perreault	CAN	5:36.67	Q
3	Monique Velzeboer	NED	5:36.96	Q
4	Li Jinyan	CHN	5:37.07	Q
5	Karen Gardiner	AUS	5:41.22
6	Hong Ho-Kyung	KOR	5:41.30
7	Cristina Sciolla	ITA	5:32.28
8	Amy Peterson	USA	5:56.21

Semi-Finals (24 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eiko Shishii	JPN	6:02.06	Q
2	Li Yan	CHN	6:15.87	Q
3	Nathalie Lambert	CAN	6:16.95	Q
4	Maryse Perreault	CAN	6:17.09	Q
5	Yoo Boo-Won	KOR	6:18.31
6	Barbara Mussio	ITA	6:28.34
7	Gabriella Monteduro	ITA	6:40.90
8	Yumiko Yamada	JPN	7:00.18

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Maria Rosa Candido	ITA	5:53.58	Q
2	Sylvie Daigle	CAN	5:53.70	Q
3	Hiromi Takeuchi	JPN	5:53.80	Q
4	Nobuko Yamada	JPN	5:53.92	Q
5	Bea Pintens	BEL	5:58.79
6	Marina Pylayeva	URS	6:00.77
7	Li Jinyan	CHN	6:08.41
8	Monique Velzeboer	NED	6:19.47

Final Round (24 February 1988 — 19:35)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eiko Shishii	JPN	5:25.44
2	Sylvie Daigle	CAN	5:25.82
3	Maria Rosa Candido	ITA	5:25.89
4	Hiromi Takeuchi	JPN	5:26.52
5	Li Yan	CHN	5:28.68
6	Nathalie Lambert	CAN	5:37.36
7	Nobuko Yamada	JPN	5:47.29
8	Maryse Perreault	CAN	5:51.97