Men's 1500 metres at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 21 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:55.44 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
World record | Eric Heiden (USA) | 1:54.79 | Davos, Switzerland | 19 January 1980 |
Olympic record | Jan Egil Storholt (NOR) | 1:59.38 | Innsbruck, Austria | 13 February 1976 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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21 February | Pair 1 | Jan Egil Storholt (NOR) | 1:57.95 | OR | |
21 February | Pair 4 | Eric Heiden (USA) | 1:55.44 | OR |
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a length of 111.111 metres (364.54 ft). The rink itself is 60 metres (196.85 ft) long by 30 metres (98.43 ft) wide, which is the same size as an Olympic-sized figure skating rink and an international-sized ice hockey rink. Related sports include long track speed skating and inline speed skating.
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The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
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