Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
Men's 10,000 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 7 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 15:01.35 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() | 14:55.9 | Inzell, West Germany | 14 March 1971 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 15:23.6 | Grenoble, France | 17 February 1968 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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7 February | Pair 2 | Sten Stensen | ![]() | 15:07.08 | OR | |
7 February | Pair 8 | Kees Verkerk | ![]() | 15:04.70 | OR | |
7 February | Pair 12 | Ard Schenk | ![]() | 15:01.35 | OR |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Ard Schenk | ![]() | 15:01.35 | OR |
![]() | Kees Verkerk | ![]() | 15:04.70 | |
![]() | Sten Stensen | ![]() | 15:07.08 | |
4 | Jan Bols | ![]() | 15:17.99 | |
5 | Valery Lavrushkin | ![]() | 15:20.08 | |
6 | Göran Claeson | ![]() | 15:30.19 | |
7 | Kimmo Koskinen | ![]() | 15:38.87 | |
8 | Gerd Zimmermann | ![]() | 15:43.92 | |
9 | Dan Carroll | ![]() | 15:44.41 | |
10 | Kiyomi Ito | ![]() | 15:48.17 | |
11 | Per Willy Guttormsen | ![]() | 15:48.71 | |
12 | Osamu Naito | ![]() | 15:52.93 | |
13 | Dag Fornæss | ![]() | 15:53.33 | |
14 | Kevin Sirois | ![]() | 15:58.61 | |
15 | Örjan Sandler | ![]() | 16:04.90 | |
16 | Bruno Toniolli | ![]() | 16:14.52 | |
17 | Giancarlo Gloder | ![]() | 16:21.42 | |
18 | Colin Coates | ![]() | 16:29.94 | |
19 | Jouko Salakka | ![]() | 16:35.64 | |
20 | David Hampton | ![]() | 16:39.01 | |
21 | Clark King | ![]() | 16:39.82 | |
22 | Richard Tourne | ![]() | 16:48.70 | |
23 | John Blewitt | ![]() | 16:51.50 | |
24 | Luvsansharavyn Tsend | ![]() | 17:15.34 |
References
- ^ a b "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.