| Men's 5000 metres at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Richmond Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Date | 13 February 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:14.60 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 2010 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 | |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
The men's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on 13 February 2010. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 6:03.32 | Calgary, Canada | 17 November 2007 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  | 6:14.66 | Salt Lake City, United States | 9 February 2002 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
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| 13 February | Pair 11 | Sven Kramer | | 6:14.60 | OR |
OR = Olympic record
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