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

Men's 10,000 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
VenueHamar Olympic Hall
Dates20 February 1994
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time13:30.55 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johann Olav Koss
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjell Storelid
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bart Veldkamp
 Netherlands
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.[1] 16 competitors from 10 nations participated in the event.[2]

Records

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.