Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:Men's 10,000 metres
Games:1988 Winter
Venue:Olympic Oval
Dates:21 February
Competitors:32
Nations:19
Win Value:13:48.20
Longnames:yes
Gold:Tomas Gustafson
Goldnoc:SWE
Silver:Michael Hadschieff
Silvernoc:AUT
Bronze:Leo Visser
Bronzenoc:NED
Prev:Sarajevo 1984
Next:Albertville 1992

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the Olympic Oval. 32 competitors from 19 nations participated in the event.[1] [2]

Medalists

Records

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

The following new Olympic and World records were set during the competition:

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
21 February Pair 1 14:09.68 OR
21 February Pair 2 14:08.34 OR
21 February Pair 4 14:00.55 OR
21 February Pair 5 13:56.11 OR
21 February Pair 9 13:48.20 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Time Behind Notes
9 o 13:48.20 (WR)
5 i 13:56.11
4 i 14:00.55 +12.35
4 10 o 14:05.57 +17.37
5 2 o +20.14
6 1 o 14:09.68 +21.48
7 16 i 14:13.60 +25.40
8 9 i 14:19.16 +30.98
9 6 o 14:20.48 +32.28
10 3 o 14:21.39 +33.19
11 5 o 14:22.53 +34.33
12 11 i 14:22.94 +34.74
13 14 o 14:23.84 +35.64
14 7 i 14:25.56 +37.36
15 7 o 14:26.57 +38.37
16 15 i 14:27.32 +39.12
17 12 i 14:27.69 +39.49
18 2 i 14:28.91 +40.71
19 3 i 14:30.21 +42.01
20 14 i 14:31.18 +42.98
21 4 o 14:32.08 +43.88
22 13 o 14:34.65 +46.45
23 11 o 14:34.84 +46.64
24 8 o 14:34.87 +46.67
25 10 i 14:38.60 +50.40
26 16 o 14:41.88 +53.68
27 1 i 14:45.41 +57.21
28 8 i 14:47.21 +59.01
29 13 i 14:49.52 +1:01.32
30 15 o 14:59.53 +1:11.33
6 i
12 o

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 16 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181707/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 November 2019.
  3. Web site: 10 000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.
  4. Web site: 10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.