Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the X Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | |||||||||
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| Dates | February 17 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:23.6 | |||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |||||
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
| World record |  Fred Anton Maier (NOR) | 15:20.3 | Oslo, Norway | 28 January 1968 |
| Olympic record | Knut Johannesen (NOR) | 15:46.6 | Squaw Valley, United States | 27 February 1960 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February |  Johnny Höglin (SWE) | 15:23.6 | OR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Johnny Höglin | Sweden | 15:23.6 | OR |
 | Fred Anton Maier | Norway | 15:23.9 | |
 | Örjan Sandler | Sweden | 15:31.8 | |
| 4 | Per Willy Guttormsen | Norway | 15:32.6 | |
| 5 | Kees Verkerk |  Netherlands | 15:33.9 | |
| 6 | Jonny Nilsson | Sweden | 15:39.6 | |
| 7 | Magne Thomassen | Norway | 15:44.9 | |
| 8 | Peter Nottet | Netherlands | 15:54.7 | |
| 9 | Valery Lavrushkin | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 15:54.8 | |
| 10 | Stanislav Selyanin | Soviet Union | 15:56.4 | |
| 11 | Günter Traub | .svg.png){kind=small} West Germany | 16:01.3 | |
| 12 | Jouko Launonen |  Finland | 16:02.1 | |
| 13 | Jan Bols | Netherlands | 16:09.5 | |
| 14 | Kimmo Koskinen | Finland | 16:15.7 | |
| 15 | Paul Enock |  Canada | 16:21.2 | |
| 16 | Anatoly Mashkov | Soviet Union | 16:22.1 | |
| 17 | Hermann Strutz |  Austria | 16:24.9 | |
| 18 | Jürgen Traub | West Germany | 16:33.8 | |
| 19 | Renato De Riva |  Italy | 16:39.5 | |
| 20 | Raimo Hietala | Finland | 16:45.9 | |
| 21 | Bill Lanigan |  United States | 16:50.1 | |
| 22 | Yoshiaki Demachi | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 16:54.6 | |
| 23 | Bob Hodges | Canada | 17:01.9 | |
| 24 | Giancarlo Gloder | Italy | 17:03.2 | |
| 25 | Bill Cox | United States | 17:08.2 | |
| 26 | François Perrenoud |  France | 17:10.2 | |
| 27 | György Ivánkai |  Hungary | 17:36.2 | |
| 28 | Hirofumi Otsuka | Japan | 17:38.8 |
References
- 1 2 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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