Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueHamar Olympic Hall
DatesFebruary 20
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time13:30.55
Medalists
   Norway
   Norway
   Netherlands
Speed skating at the
1994 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.

16 competitors from 10 nations participated in the event.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]

World record  Johann Olav Koss (NOR) 13:43.54 Heerenveen, Netherlands 10 February 1991
Olympic record  Tomas Gustafson (SWE) 13:48.20 Calgary, Canada 21 February 1988

The following new world record was set during this competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
20 February Pair 5 Johann Olav Koss  Norway 13:30.55 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Athlete Country Time Time Behind Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 Johann Olav Koss  Norway 13:30.55 - (WR)
2nd, silver medalist(s) 8 Kjell Storelid  Norway 13:49.25 +18.70
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 Bart Veldkamp  Netherlands 13:56.73 +26.18
4 7 Falko Zandstra  Netherlands 13:58.25 +27.70
5 6 Jaromir Radke  Poland 14:03.84 +33.29
6 5 Frank Dittrich  Germany 14:04.33 +33.78
7 8 Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands 14:09.28 +38.70
8 4 Jonas Schön  Sweden 14:10.15 +39.60
9 1 Michael Hadschieff  Austria 14:12.09 +41.54
10 2 Christian Eminger  Austria 14:15.14 +44.59
11 7 Toshihiko Itokawa  Japan 14:17.00 +46.45
12 3 Andrey Anufriyenko  Russia 14:18.42 +47.87
13 4 Kazuhiro Sato  Japan 14:18.44 +47.89
14 1 Yevgeny Sanarov  Kazakhstan 14:21.12 +50.57
15 2 Roberto Sighel  Italy 14:27.59 +57.04
16 3 Per Bengtsson  Sweden 14:48.00 +1:17.45

References

  1. 1 2 "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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