Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 1000 metres
Games:	1980 Winter
Venue:	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Dates:	February 19, 1980
Competitors:	41
Nations:	19
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	1:15.18
Gold:	Eric Heiden
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Gaétan Boucher
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Vladimir Lobanov
Bronzenoc:	URS
Bronze2:	Frode Rønning
Bronzenoc2:	NOR
Prev:	1976
Next:	1984

The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Time behind	Notes
	1	i			1:15.18
	1	o			1:16.68
	4	i			1:16.91
	3	i			1:16.91
5	5	o			1:17.11
6	4	o			1:17.29
7	18	o			1:17.71
8	10	o			1:17.74
9	5	i			1:17.96
10	3	o			1:17.97
11	6	i			1:18.37
12	7	i			1:18.52
13	15	o			1:18.83
14	20	o			1:18.85
15	19	i			1:18.92
16	2	i			1:19.13
17	2	o			1:19.34
18	9	o			1:19.43
19	15	i			1:19.66
20	6	o			1:19.79
21	8	i			1:19.89
22	17	i			1:20.04
23	11	o			1:20.88
24	14	i			1:20.97
25	8	o			1:21.05
26	7	o			1:21.19
27	14	o			1:21.47
28	18	i			1:21.50
29	16	i			1:21.68
30	20	i			1:21.78
31	18	i			1:21.89
32	17	o			1:22.10
33	13	o			1:22.66
34	20	i			1:23.30
35	12	i			1:23.54
36	12	o			1:24.20
37	16	o			1:24.84
38	19	o			1:27.00	+11.82
39	9	i			1:44.23	+29.05
40	13	i			2:00.93	+45.75
-	11	i			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results. LA84 Foundation. Lake Placid Organizing Committee. 1980. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/SSK/mens-1000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 1 November 2019.
3. Web site: 1000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.
4. Web site: 1000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.