Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

Women's 3000 metres; at the XX Olympic Winter Games
	Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Oval Lingotto
Dates	12 February
Competitors	28 from 15 nations
Winning time	4:02.43
Medalists
	← 2002 2010 →

Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
500 m	men	women
1000 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men	women
10000 m	men
Team pursuit	men	women

The women's 3000 m speed skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February, the second day of competition at the Olympics.

Records

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

World record	Cindy Klassen (CAN)	3:55.75	Calgary, Canada	12 November 2005	^[1]
Olympic record	Claudia Pechstein (GER)	3:57.70	Salt Lake City, United States	20 February 2002	^[1]

No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Rank	Pair	Name	Country	Time	Time behind
	10	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	4:02.43
	12	Renate Groenewold	Netherlands	4:03.48	+1.05
	12	Cindy Klassen	Canada	4:04.37	+1.94
4	13	Anni Friesinger	Germany	4:04.59	+2.16
5	11	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	4:05.54	+3.11
6	11	Daniela Anschütz-Thoms	Germany	4:06.89	+4.46
7	14	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	4:08.42	+5.99
8	13	Kristina Groves	Canada	4:09.03	+6.60
9	14	Clara Hughes	Canada	4:09.17	+6.74
10	6	Katarzyna Wójcicka	Poland	4:09.61	+7.18
11	9	Catherine Raney	United States	4:10.44	+8.01
12	9	Wang Fei	China	4:10.55	+8.12
13	3	Eriko Ishino	Japan	4:11.21	+8.78
14	7	Maki Tabata	Japan	4:12.38	+9.95
15	8	Maren Haugli	Norway	4:12.50	+10.07
16	10	Anna Rokita	Austria	4:12.87	+10.44
17	3	Moniek Kleinsman	Netherlands	4:13.81	+11.38
18	7	Svetlana Vysokova	Russia	4:13.94	+11.51
19	2	Noh Seon-yeong	23x15px South Korea	4:15.68	+13.25
20	4	Adelia Marra	23x15px Italy	4:16.27	+13.84
20	5	Eriko Seo	Japan	4:16.27	+13.84
22	8	Margaret Crowley	United States	4:17.37	+14.94
23	6	Annette Bjelkevik	Norway	4:17.57	+15.14
24	1	Valentina Yakshina	Russia	4:19.43	+17.00
25	5	Ji Jia	China	4:21.06	+18.63
26	2	Daniela Oltean	Romania	4:23.34	+20.91
27	4	Kristine Holzer	United States	4:26.60	+24.17
28	1	Nataliya Rybakova	Kazakhstan	4:38.76	+36.33

Lap times

Lap times in brackets

Ireen Wüst, Netherlands, (19.52 – 30.29 – 30.86 – 31.43 – 31.39 – 32.12 – 32.75 – 34.07) 4:02.43
Renate Groenewold, Netherlands, (19.64 – 30.27 – 30.92 – 31.54 – 31.39 – 32.17 – 33.29 – 34.26) 4:03.48 (+1.05)
Cindy Klassen, Canada, (19.19 – 30.02 – 31.12 – 31.54 – 31.71 – 32.07 – 33.18 – 35.54) 4:04.37 (+1.94)
Anni Friesinger, Germany, (19.47 – 31.26 – 31.27 – 31.63 – 32.05 – 32.12 – 32.87 – 33.92) 4:04.59 (+2.16)
Claudia Pechstein, Germany, (19.53 – 30.68 – 31.47 – 31.87 – 32.29 – 32.80 – 33.02 – 33.88) 4:05.54 (+3.11)
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, Germany, (19.68 – 31.35 – 31.77 – 32.23 – 32.30 – 32.65 – 33.26 – 33.65) 4:06.89 (+4.46)
Martina Sáblíková, Czech Republic, (20.51 – 31.96 – 32.44 – 32.33 – 32.29 – 32.76 – 33.23 – 32.90) 4:08.42 (+5.99)
Kristina Groves, Canada, (20.15 – 31.05 – 31.72 – 31.95 – 32.59 – 32.81 – 33.78 – 34.98) 4:09.03 (+6.60)
Clara Hughes, Canada, (21.05 – 32.41 – 32.46 – 32.48 – 32.86 – 32.72 – 32.66 – 32.53) 4:09.17 (+6.74)
Katarzyna Wójcicka, Poland, (20.27 – 32.18 – 32.58 – 32.80 – 32.52 – 33.05 – 33.25 – 32.96) 4:09.61 (+7.18)
Catherine Raney, United States, (20.39 – 31.96 – 32.18 – 32.47 – 32.48 – 32.80 – 33.53 – 34.63) 4:10.44 (+8.01)
Wang Fei, China, (20.13 – 31.95 – 32.20 – 32.38 – 33.13 – 33.14 – 33.71 – 33.91) 4:10.55 (+8.12)
Eriko Ishino, Japan, (19.92 – 30.89 – 31.54 – 32.36 – 33.15 – 33.90 – 34.38 – 35.07) 4:11.21 (+8.78)
Maki Tabata, Japan, (19.94 – 31.38 – 31.99 – 32.60 – 33.21 – 33.84 – 34.44 – 34.98) 4:12.38 (+9.95)
Maren Haugli, Norway, (20.60 – 32.49 – 32.59 – 32.62 – 32.97 – 33.22 – 33.65 – 34.36) 4:12.50 (+10.07)
Anna Rokita, Austria, (20.27 – 31.55 – 32.24 – 32.85 – 33.28 – 33.61 – 34.12 – 34.95) 4:12.87 (+10.44)
Moniek Kleinsman, Netherlands, (20.01 – 30.83 – 31.56 – 32.32 – 33.39 – 33.86 – 35.30 – 36.54) 4:13.81 (+11.38)
Svetlana Vysokova, Russia, (20.56 – 32.58 – 33.35 – 33.26 – 33.32 – 33.35 – 33.51 – 34.01) 4:13.94 (+11.51)
Noh Seon-yeong, Korea, (20.86 – 31.74 – 32.82 – 33.32 – 33.52 – 33.89 – 34.53 – 35.00) 4:15.68 (+13.25)
Adelia Marra, Italy, (20.34 – 32.36 – 32.68 – 33.21 – 33.67 – 34.10 – 34.61 – 35.30) 4:16.27 (+13.84)
Eriko Seo, Japan, (20.54 – 32.14 – 32.73 – 33.10 – 33.66 – 34.11 – 34.97 – 35.02) 4:16.27 (+13.84)
Margaret Crowley, United States, (20.80 – 32.67 – 32.90 – 33.57 – 33.69 – 33.92 – 34.68 – 35.14) 4:17.37 (+14.94)
Annette Bjelkevik, Norway, (20.48 – 32.07 – 32.89 – 32.58 – 33.63 – 34.41 – 35.22 – 36.29) 4:17.57 (+15.14)
Valentina Yakshina, Russia, (20.70 – 33.10 – 33.19 – 32.99 – 33.66 – 34.61 – 35.14 – 36.04) 4:19.43 (+17.00)
Ji Jia, China, (20.80 – 32.46 – 33.42 – 33.67 – 34.13 – 34.94 – 35.58 – 36.06) 4:21.06 (+18.63)
Daniela Oltean, Romania, (20.62 – 32.97 – 33.30 – 34.21 – 34.80 – 35.26 – 35.82 – 36.36) 4:23.34 (+20.91)
Kristine Holzer, United States, (21.56 – 33.21 – 33.60 – 34.54 – 35.07 – 35.73 – 36.25 – 36.64) 4:26.60 (+24.17)
Nataliya Rybakova, Kazakhstan, (21.62 – 33.55 – 34.82 – 36.38 – 37.37 – 38.14 – 38.28 – 38.60) 4:38.76 (+36.33)