Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 10,000 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	14 February
Competitors:	20
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	14:50.59 OR
Gold:	Piet Kleine
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Sten Stensen
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronze:	Hans van Helden
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.^{[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
14 February	Pair 3			14:53.30	OR
14 February	Pair 8			14:50.59	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Time behind	Notes
	8	o			14:50.59
	6	o			14:53.30
	4	i			15:02.02	+11.43
4	5	o			15:06.06	+15.47
5	3	i			15:16.21	+25.47
6	6	i			15:16.80	+26.21
7	1	o			15:19.29	+28.71
8	3	o			15:36.43	+45.84
9	4	o			15:39.73	+49.14
10	10	i			15:43.29	+52.70
11	11	o			15:43.81	+53.22
12	9	i			15:53.42	+1:02.83
13	9	o			15:53.89	+1:03.30
14	11	i			16:06.37	+1:15.78
15	8	i			16:16.20	+1:25.61
16	2	i			16:20.83	+1:30.24
17	2	o			16:22.55	+1:31.96
18	7	o			16:26.27	+1:35.68
19	10	o			16:26.35	+1:35.76
20	5	i			17:52.43	+3:01.84

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 31 October 2019.
3. Web site: 10 000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 1 November 2016.
4. Web site: 10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 1 November 2016.