Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates13 February
Competitors30 from 18 nations
Winning time1:59.38
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jan Egil Storholt
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Yury Kondakov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans van Helden
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1972
1980  

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 13 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn. [1] [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]

World recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ard Schenk  (NED)1:58.7 Davos, Switzerland 16 January 1971
Olympic recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ard Schenk  (NED)2:02.96 Sapporo, Japan 6 February 1972

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
13 FebruaryPair 2 Hans van Helden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.87OR
13 FebruaryPair 4 Jan Egil Storholt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:59.38OR

Results

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RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4i Jan Egil Storholt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:59.38 OR
Silver medal icon.svg4o Yury Kondakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:59.97+0.59
Bronze medal icon.svg2i Hans van Helden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.87+1.49
411i Sergey Ryabev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:02.15+2.77
52i Dan Carroll Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:02.26+2.88
612i Piet Kleine Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:02.28+2.90
79i Eric Heiden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:02.40+3.02
87o Colin Coates Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:03.34+3.96
98o Klaus Wunderlich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:03.41+4.03
107i Olavi Köppä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:03.69+4.31
1113i Kay Stenshjemmet Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:03.75+4.37
126o Herbert Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:03.76+4.38
1314o Sergey Marchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:04.45+5.07
143o Gaétan Boucher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:04.63+5.25
1514i Terje Andersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:04.65+5.27
168i Dan Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:04.73+5.35
1710i Lennart Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:04.76+5.37
181o Lee Yeong-Ha Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2:05.25+5.87
195i Bruno Toniolli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05.66+6.28
203i Richard Tourne Flag of France.svg  France 2:06.43+7.05
216i Masahiko Yamamoto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:06.67+7.29
2215i Mats Wallberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:08.72+9.34
2315o Mike Woods Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:08.77+9.39
245o Geoff Sandys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:09.17+9.79
2510o Floriano Martello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:09.68+10.30
269o Ludwig Kronfuß Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:11.17+11.79
2712o Franz Krienbühl Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:12.52+13.14
2811o Gilbert Van Eesbeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:12.74+13.36
291i Berend Schabus Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:15.41+16.03
3013o Giovanni Panciera Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:33.52+34.14

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "1500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. "1500m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.