Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 10,000 metres
Games:	1972 Winter
Venue:	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates:	7 February
Competitors:	24
Nations:	14
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	15:01.35 OR
Gold:	Ard Schenk
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Kees Verkerk
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Sten Stensen
Bronzenoc:	NOR
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
7 February	Pair 2			15:07.08	OR
7 February	Pair 8			15:04.70	OR
7 February	Pair 12			15:01.35	OR

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			15:01.35
			15:04.70
			15:07.08
4			15:17.99
5			15:20.08
6			15:30.19
7			15:38.87
8			15:43.92
9			15:44.41
10			15:48.17
11			15:48.71
12			15:52.93
13			15:53.33
14			15:58.61
15			16:04.90
16			16:14.52
17			16:21.42
18			16:29.94
19			16:35.64
20			16:39.01
21			16:39.82
22			16:48.70
23			16:51.50
24			17:15.34

Notes and References

1. Web site: The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. 1972. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 30 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.