Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:Men's 5000 metres
Games:1976 Winter
Venue:Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:11 February
Competitors:31
Nations:17
Longnames:yes
Win Value:7:24.48
Gold:Sten Stensen
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Piet Kleine
Silvernoc:NED
Bronze:Hans van Helden
Bronzenoc:NED
Prev:1972
Next:1980

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1] [2]

Records

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

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Time behind
3 i 7:24.48 -
9 i 7:26.47 +1.99
2 i 7:26.54 +2.06
4 3 o 7:30.97 +6.49
5 4 i 7:33.82 +9.34
6 13 o 7:36.46 +11.98
7 9 o 7:37.73 +13.25
8 1 i 7:39.69 +15.21
9 13 i 7:40.60 +16.12
10 6 o 7:41.96 +17.48
11 7 o 7:44.21 +19.73
12 5 o 7:48.08 +23.60
13 16 i 7:48.28 +23.80
14 15 i 7:51.37 +26.98
15 2 o 7:52.26 +27.78
16 11 i 7:53.02 +28.54
17 8 o 7:53.11 +28.63
18 8 i 7:58.28 +33.60
19 15 o 7:59.00 +34.52
20 5 i 7:59.52 +35.04
21 1 o 8:04.07 +39.59
22 11 o 8:06.97 +42.49
23 10 o 8:10.00 +45.52
24 6 o 8:10.08 +46.60
25 16 o 8:12.37 +47.89
26 7 i 8:13.03 +48.55
27 4 o 8:19.72 +55.24
28 12 o 8:21.04 +56.56
29 12 i 8:29.34 +1:04.86
30 10 i 8:29.78 +1:05.30
31 14 i 8:31.85 +1:07.37

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 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 31 October 2019.
  3. Web site: 5000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.
  4. Web site: 5000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.