Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 13 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.^[1] ^[2]

Records

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

Rank	Pair	Lane	Time	Time behind
	7	i	6:59.97
	5	i	7:02.28
	4	i	7:04.96
4	14	i	7:06.33
5	2	o	7:08.00
6	13	i	7:11.15	+11.18
7	3	i	7:11.32	+11.35
8	16	o	7:11.38	+11.41
9	15	i	7:12.15	+12.18
10	10	o	7:12.97	+13.00
11	18	i	7:13.20	+13.23
12	14	o	7:13.35	+13.38
13	10	i	7:15.56	+15.59
14	6	i	7:16.55	+16.58
15	5	o	7:17.62	+17.65
16	6	o	7:18.40	+18.43
17	1	i	7:19.69	+19.72
18	8	o	7:20.50	+20.53
19	15	o	7:21.19	+21.22
20	2	i	7:22.86	+22.89
21	3	o	7:23.03	+23.06
22	9	i	7:24.95	+24.98
23	16	i	7:25.31	+25.34
24	18	o	7:25.56	+25.59
25	11	o	7:26.56	+26.59
26	9	o	7:27.64	+27.67
27	11	i	7:27.78	+27.81
28	4	o	7:28.28	+28.31
29	7	o	7:28.93	+28.96
30	17	i	7:29.91	+29.94
31	17	o	7:30.07	+30.10
32	8	i	7:30.88	+30.91
33	12	o	7:32.89	+32.92
34	1	i	7:33.15	+33.18
35	13	o	7:35.51	+35.54
36	12	i	8:20.30	+1.20:33

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 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 4 November 2019.
Web site: 5000m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.
Web site: 5000m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 October 2016.