Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metres
Games:	1994 Winter
Venue:	Hamar Olympic Hall
Dates:	16 February
Competitors:	44
Nations:	17
Win Value:	1:51.29 WR
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Johann Olav Koss
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silver:	Rintje Ritsma
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Falko Zandstra
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1992
Next:	1998

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.^[1] 44 competitors from 17 nations participated in the competition.^[2]

Records

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

The following new world record was set during this competition.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Time behind	Notes
	2	O			1:51.29	-	WR
	6	I			1:51.99	+0.70
	5	O			1:52.38	+1.09
4	4	I			1:53.13	+1.84
5	11	O			1:53.16	+1.87
6	8	I			1:53.50	+2.21
7	4	O			1:53.56	+2.27
8	1	O			1:53.59	+2.30
9	19	O			1:53.70	+2.41
10	3	O			1:54.28	+2.99
11	12	O			1:54.49	+3.20
12	3	I			1:54.51	+3.22
13	10	I			1:54.66	+3.37
14	15	I			1:54.69	+3.40
15	1	I			1:54.85	+3.56
16	15	O			1:54.90	+3.61
17	2	I			1:55.09	+3.80
18	18	O			1:55.21	+3.92
19	13	I			1:55.35	+4.06
20	20	I			1:55.36	+4.07
21	6	I			1:55.56	+4.27
22	8	O			1:55.78	+4.49
	16	O			1:55.78	+4.49
24	17	I			1:55.81	+4.52
25	7	O			1:56.04	+4.75
26	20	O			1:56.44	+5.15
27	14	I			1:56.67	+5.38
28	18	I			1:56.68	+5.39
29	5	I			1:56.73	+5.44
30	12	I			1:57.03	+5.74
31	10	O			1:57.07	+5.78
32	7	I			1:57.09	+5.80
33	21	O			1:57.43	+6.14
34	22	O			1:57.46	+6.17
35	17	I			1:57.50	+6.21
36	22	I			1:57.59	+6.30
37	9	I			1:58.43	+7.14
38	21	I			1:59.83	+8.54
39	19	I			2:00.59	+9.30
40	9	O			2:05.21	+13.92
41	16	I			2:20.60	+29.31	Fall
-	11	I			DNF
-	13	O			DNF
-	14	O			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3. LA84 Foundation. Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. 1994. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 5 November 2019.
3. Web site: 1500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 November 2016.
4. Web site: 1500m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 30 November 2016.