Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates February 4
Competitors 28 from 14 nations
Winning time 7:23.61
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ard Schenk  Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Roar Grønvold  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sten Stensen  Norway

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1]

Records

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

World record Ard Schenk (NED)7:12.0Inzell, West Germany13 March 1971
Olympic record Fred Anton Maier (NOR)7:22.4Grenoble, France15 February 1968

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Ard Schenk Netherlands7:23.61
2nd, silver medalist(s)Roar Grønvold Norway7:28.18
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Sten Stensen Norway7:33.39
4Göran Claeson Sweden7:36.17
5Willy Olsen Norway7:36.47
6Kees Verkerk Netherlands7:39.17
7Valery Lavrushkin Soviet Union7:39.26
8Jan Bols Netherlands7:39.40
9Gerd Zimmermann West Germany7:41.16
10Dan Carroll United States7:44.72
11Kimmo Koskinen Finland7:45.15
12Johnny Höglin Sweden7:45.68
13Kiyomi Ito Japan7:45.96
14Örjan Sandler Sweden7:47.92
15Giancarlo Gloder Italy7:55.77
16Osamu Naito Japan7:56.97
17Bruno Toniolli Italy7:57.30
18Jouko Salakka Finland7:57.42
19Kevin Sirois Canada8:02.66
20Charles Gilmore United States8:03.04
21Clark King United States8:07.20
22David Hampton Great Britain8:07.85
23Colin Coates Australia8:09.35
24Richard Tourne France8:11.52
25Andy Barron Canada8:11.84
26John Blewitt Great Britain8:16.75
27Herbert Schwarz West Germany8:26.03
28Luvsansharavyn Tsend Mongolia8:30.47

References

  1. 1 2 "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. 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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