Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 5000 metres
Games:	1972 Winter
Venue:	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates:	4 February
Competitors:	28
Nations:	14
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	7:23.61
Gold:	Ard Schenk
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Roar Grønvold
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronze:	Sten Stensen
Bronzenoc:	NOR
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
			7:23.61
			7:28.18
			7:33.39
4			7:36.17
5			7:36.47
6			7:39.17
7			7:39.26
8			7:39.40
9			7:41.16
10			7:44.72
11			7:45.15
12			7:45.68
13			7:45.96
14			7:47.92
15			7:55.77
16			7:56.97
17			7:57.30
18			7:57.42
19			8:02.66
20			8:03.04
21			8:07.20
22			8:07.85
23			8:09.35
24			8:11.52
25			8:11.84
26			8:16.75
27			8:26.03
28			8:30.47

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 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/SSK/mens-5000-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.