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

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]

Rank	Pair	Lane	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

Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. 29 January 2014.
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.
Web site: 5000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.
Web site: 5000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.