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Women’s 1500 metres
Held at 18 Games, 1960–2026. Most golds: Netherlands (8). Most medals: Ireen Wüst (5). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181960–2026
Medals54
Delegations13on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Netherlands | Ragne Wiklund Norway | Valérie Maltais Canada |
| 2022 Beijing | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | Miho Takagi Japan | Antoinette de Jong Netherlands |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | Miho Takagi Japan | Marrit Leenstra Netherlands |
| 2014 Sochi | Jorien ter Mors Netherlands | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | Lotte van Beek Netherlands |
| 2010 Vancouver | Ireen Wüst Netherlands | Kristina Groves Canada | Martina Sáblíková Czechia |
| 2006 Turin | Cindy Klassen Canada | Kristina Groves Canada | Ireen Wüst Netherlands |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Anni Friesinger-Postma Germany | Sabine Völker Germany | Jennifer Rodriguez United States |
| 1998 Nagano | Marianne Timmer Netherlands | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | Christine Witty United States |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Emese Hunyady Austria | Svetlana Fedotkina Russia | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany |
| 1992 Albertville | Jacqueline Börner Germany | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Germany | Seiko Hashimoto Japan |
| 1988 Calgary | Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands | Karin Kania East Germany | Andrea Ehrig East Germany |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Karin Kania East Germany | Andrea Ehrig East Germany | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Annie Borckink Netherlands | Ria Visser Netherlands | Sabine Becker East Germany |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Galina Stepanskaya Soviet Union | Sheila Young United States | Tatyana Averina Soviet Union |
| 1972 Sapporo | Dianne Holum United States | Stien Kaiser Netherlands | Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands |
| 1968 Grenoble | Kaija Mustonen Finland | Carry Geijssen Netherlands | Stien Kaiser Netherlands |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union | Kaija Mustonen Finland | Berta Kolokoltseva Soviet Union |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union | Elwira Seroczyńska Poland | Helena Pilejczyk Poland |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |