Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	17 February 1968
Competitors:	28
Nations:	13
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	15:23.6 OR
Gold:	Johnny Höglin
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	Fred Anton Maier
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronze:	Örjan Sandler
Bronzenoc:	SWE
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 17 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 Olympic record was set.

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			15:23.6	OR
			15:23.9
			15:31.8
4			15:32.6
5			15:33.9
6			15:39.6
7			15:44.9
8			15:54.7
9			15:54.8
10			15:56.4
11			16:01.3
12			16:02.1
13			16:09.5
14			16:15.7
15			16:21.2
16			16:22.1
17			16:24.9
18			16:33.8
19			16:39.5
20			16:45.9
21			16:50.1
22			16:54.6
23			17:01.9
24			17:03.2
25			17:08.2
26			17:10.2
27			17:36.2
28			17:38.8

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 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043930/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/mens-10000-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.