Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Speed skating at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Hamar Olympic Hall |
| Dates | 13–25 February |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 150 from 21 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 February to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold.
Belarus and Russia won their first medals in speed skating, with both nations competing in the Olympics for the first time.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Aleksandr Golubev | 36.33 (OR) |
Sergey Klevchenya | 36.39 | Manabu Horii | 36.53 |
| 1000 metres |
Dan Jansen | 1:12.43 WR | Igor Zhelezovski | 1:12.72 | Sergey Klevchenya | 1:12.85 |
| 1500 metres |
Johann Olav Koss | 1:51.29 WR | Rintje Ritsma | 1:51.99 | Falko Zandstra | 1:52.38 |
| 5000 metres |
Johann Olav Koss | 6:34.96 WR | Kjell Storelid | 6:42.68 | Rintje Ritsma | 6:43.94 |
| 10,000 metres |
Johann Olav Koss | 13:30.55 WR | Kjell Storelid | 13:49.25 | Bart Veldkamp | 13:56.73 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Bonnie Blair | 39.25 | Susan Auch | 39.61 | Franziska Schenk | 39.70 |
| 1000 metres |
Bonnie Blair | 1:18.74 | Anke Baier | 1:20.12 | Ye Qiaobo | 1:20.22 |
| 1500 metres |
Emese Hunyady | 2:02.19 | Svetlana Fedotkina | 2:02.69 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 2:03.41 |
| 3000 metres |
Svetlana Bazhanova | 4:17.43 | Emese Hunyady | 4:18.14 | Claudia Pechstein | 4:18.34 |
| 5000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein | 7:14.37 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 7:14.88 | Hiromi Yamamoto | 7:19.68 |
Records
Four world records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer.[2][3]
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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| Men's 500 metres | 14 February | | 36.33 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 18 February | | 1:12.43 | OR | WR |
| Men's 1500 metres | 16 February | | 1:51.29 | OR | WR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 13 February | | 6:34.96 | OR | WR |
| Men's 10000 metres | 20 February | | 13:30.55 | OR | WR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts.
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References
- ↑ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report – Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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