Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Refer to caption
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date 17 February 1968
Competitors 28 from 13 nations
Winning time 15:23.6 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Johnny Höglin  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fred Anton Maier  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Örjan Sandler  Sweden

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)15:20.3Oslo, Norway28 January 1968
Olympic record Knut Johannesen (NOR)15:46.6Squaw Valley, United States27 February 1960

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
17 February Johnny Höglin (SWE)15:23.6OR

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Johnny Höglin Sweden15:23.6OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Fred Anton Maier Norway15:23.9
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Örjan Sandler Sweden15:31.8
4Per Willy Guttormsen Norway15:32.6
5Kees Verkerk Netherlands15:33.9
6Jonny Nilsson Sweden15:39.6
7Magne Thomassen Norway15:44.9
8Peter Nottet Netherlands15:54.7
9Valery Lavrushkin Soviet Union15:54.8
10Stanislav Selyanin Soviet Union15:56.4
11Günter Traub West Germany16:01.3
12Jouko Launonen Finland16:02.1
13Jan Bols Netherlands16:09.5
14Kimmo Koskinen Finland16:15.7
15Paul Enock Canada16:21.2
16Anatoly Mashkov Soviet Union16:22.1
17Hermann Strutz Austria16:24.9
18Jürgen Traub West Germany16:33.8
19Renato De Riva Italy16:39.5
20Raimo Hietala Finland16:45.9
21Bill Lanigan United States16:50.1
22Yoshiaki Demachi Japan16:54.6
23Bob Hodges Canada17:01.9
24Giancarlo Gloder Italy17:03.2
25Bill Cox United States17:08.2
26François Perrenoud France17:10.2
27György Ivánkai Hungary17:36.2
28Hirofumi Otsuka Japan17:38.8

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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