Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 5000 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	15 February 1968
Competitors:	38
Nations:	17
Win Value:	7:22.4 WR
Gold:	Fred Anton Maier
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silver:	Kees Verkerk
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Peter Nottet
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new world record was set.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			7:22.4	WR
			7:23.2
			7:25.5
4			7:27.8
5			7:32.7
6			7:32.8
7			7:32.9
8			7:33.1
9			7:35.9
10			7:37.9
11			7:38.5
12			7:39.6
13			7:40.4
14			7:41.9
15			7:46.5
16			7:53.3
17			7:54.0
18			7:54.5
19			7:54.8
20			7:55.3
21			7:55.6
22			7:55.8
23			7:57.4
24			7:57.7
25			7:58.1
26			7:58.2
27			7:59.8
28			8:03.8
29			8:05.0
30			8:06.2
31			8:07.5
			8:07.5
33			8:08.3
34			8:08.9
35			8:12.2
36			8:15.8
37			8:20.8
38			8:28.2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 29 October 2019.
3. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records. International Skating Union. 29 January 2014.
4. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records. International Skating Union. 29 January 2014.