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

[1]

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.