Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metres
Games:	1972 Winter
Venue:	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates:	6 February
Competitors:	39
Nations:	16
Win Value:	2:02.96
Gold:	Ard Schenk
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Roar Grønvold
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronze:	Göran Claeson
Bronzenoc:	SWE
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 6 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 Olympic record was set.

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:02.96
			2:04.26
			2:05.89
4			2:05.94
5			2:06.58
6			2:07.16
7			2:07.24
8			2:07.43
9			2:08.11
10			2:08.18
11			2:08.63
12			2:08.95
13			2:09.52
14			2:09.55
15			2:09.66
16			2:10.21
17			2:10.22
18			2:10.24
19			2:10.96
20			2:11.09
21			2:11.83
22			2:11.96
23			2:12.13
24			2:12.14
25			2:12.31
26			2:13.99
27			2:14.07
28			2:14.52
29			2:14.60
30			2:14.83
31			2:14.88
32			2:15.42
33			2:16.37
34			2:16.86
35			2:17.36
36			2:17.71
37			2:18.96
38			2:20.42
39			2:26.69

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 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418125017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/SSK/mens-1500-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.