Men's 5000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | 17 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:44.63 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | |
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Olympic Oval. 38 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
World record | Geir Karlstad (NOR) | 6:43.59 | Calgary, Canada | 4 December 1987 |
Olympic record | Eric Heiden (USA) | 7:02.29 | Lake Placid, United States | 16 February 1980 |
The following new World and Olympic records were set during the competition:
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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17 February | Pair 1 | Dmitriy Bochkaryov | Soviet Union | 6:56.57 | OR | |
17 February | Pair 2 | Leo Visser | Netherlands | 6:44.98 | OR | |
17 February | Pair 9 | Tomas Gustafson | Sweden | 6:44.63 | OR |
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