Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 5000 metres
Games:	1988 Winter
Venue:	Olympic Oval
Dates:	17 February
Competitors:	38
Nations:	18
Win Value:	6:44.63 OR
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Tomas Gustafson
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	Leo Visser
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Gerard Kemkers
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1984
Next:	1992

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Olympic Oval. 38 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

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

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
17 February	Pair 1			6:56.57	OR
17 February	Pair 2			6:44.98	OR
17 February	Pair 9			6:44.63	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Time behind	Notes
	9	I			6:44.63	—
	2	O			6:44.98	+0.35
	4	O			6:45.92	+1.29
4	8	I			6:47.09	+2.46
5	3	O			6:48.72	+4.09
6	11	I			6:49.95	+5.32
7	3	I			6:50.88	+6.25
8	10	I			6:51.42	+6.79
9	7	I			6:51.98	+7.35
10	12	O			6:52.14	+7.51
11	16	O			6:53.04	+8.41
12	6	O			6:54.37	+9.74
13	5	O			6:54.63	+10.00
14	7	O			6:54.70	+10.07
15	16	I			6:54.93	+10.30
16	10	O			6:55.18	+10.55
17	1	O			6:56.57	+11.94
18	15	I			6:56.68	+12.05
19	19	I			6:57.05	+12.42
20	4	I			6:57.22	+12.59
21	2	I			6:57.63	+13.00
22	17	I			6:57.69	+13.06
23	6	I			6:58.08	+13.45
24	5	I			6:59.45	+14.82
25	14	I			6:59.82	+15.19
26	1	I			7:00.01	+15.38
27	9	O			7:01.55	+16.92
28	18	O			7:01.56	+16.93
29	17	O			7:02.13	+17.50
30	15	O			7:02.30	+17.67
31	12	I			7:04.95	+20.32
32	13	I			7:05.35	+20.72
33	8	O			7:05.57	+20.94
34	14	O			7:08.49	+23.86
35	19	O			7:10.13	+25.50
36	13	O			7:10.65	+26.02
37	11	I			7:13.20	+28.57
38	18	I			7:34.14	+49.51

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 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181708/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 November 2019.
3. Web site: 5000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.
4. Web site: 5000m Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.