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

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

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	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

Rank	Pair	Lane	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		–

Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 16 January 2014.
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.
Web site: 10 000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.
Web site: 10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.