Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse. 30 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.^[1] ^[2]

Records

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

Rank	Pair	Lane	Time	Time Behind
	5	o	14:12.12
	4	i	14:14.58
	3	i	14:18.13
4	2	i	14:22.92	+10.80
5	10	o	14:28.30	+16.18
6	10	i	14:28.80	+16.68
7	7	i	14:35.58	+23.46
8	7	o	14:36.09	+23.97
9	5	i	14:38.23	+26.11
10	12	i	14:38.99	+26.87
11	3	o	14:40.13	+28.01
12	15	i	14:42.32	+30.20
13	1	o	14:42.35	+30.23
14	6	i	14:42.60	+30.48
15	2	o	14:45.41	+33.29
16	1	i	14:46.20	+34.08
17	8	i	14:46.87	+34.75
18	8	o	14:47.56	+35.44
19	13	o	14:49.31	+37.19
20	6	o	14:50.23	+38.11
21	9	o	14:50.75	+38.63
22	12	o	14:51.34	+39.22
23	15	o	14:51.89	+39.77
24	11	o	15:03.02	+50.90
25	14	i	15:03.97	+51.85
26	9	i	15:07.03	+54.91
27	14	o	15:13.65	+1:01.53
28	13	o	15:14.18	+1:02.06
29	11	i	15:18.56	+1:06.44
-	4	o	DSQ

Web site: Albertville 1992 Official Report . LA84 Foundation . Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville . 1992 . 29 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202512/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf . 26 February 2008 .
Web site: Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 4 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.