World record progression 3000 m speed skating men

The world record progression 3000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:

Name	Result	Date	Venue
Clas Thunberg	5:19.2	8 January 1932	Davos
Michael Staksrud	4:59.1	25 February 1933	Hamar
Ivar Ballangrud	4:49.6	29 January 1935	Davos
Åke Seyffarth	4:45.7	3 February 1942	Davos
Anton Huiskes	4:40.2	24 January 1953	Davos
Knut Johannesen	4:33.9	12 January 1963	Tønsberg
Ivar Eriksen	4:33.0	28 February 1963	Oslo
Jonny Nilsson	4:27.6	23 March 1963	Tolga
Ants Antson	4:27.3	11 February 1964	Oslo
Rudie Liebrechts	4:26.8	25 February 1965	Oslo
Ard Schenk	4:26.2	29 January 1966	Inzell
Ard Schenk	4:18.4	25 February 1967	Inzell
Fred Anton Maier	4:17.5	7 March 1968	Inzell
Dag Fornæss	4:17.4	28 January 1969	Misurina
Jan Bols	4:16.4	27 January 1970	Misurina
Ard Schenk	4:12.6	15 January 1971	Davos
Ard Schenk	4:08.3	2 March 1972	Inzell
Eric Heiden	4:07.01	2 March 1978	Inzell
Eric Heiden	4:06.91	18 March 1979	Savalen
Dmitry Ogloblin	4:04.06	28 March 1979	Medeo
André Hoffmann	4:03.31	12 January 1985	Davos
Viktor Shasherin	4:03.22	18 January 1986	Davos
Leo Visser	3:59.27	19 March 1987	Heerenveen
Johann Olav Koss	3:57.52	13 March 1990	Heerenveen
Thomas Bos	3:56.16	3 April 1992	Calgary
Bob de Jong	3:53.06	8 March 1996	Calgary
Jelmer Beulenkamp	3:52.67	25 February 1998	Heerenveen
Bart Veldkamp	3:48.91	21 March 1998	Calgary
Steven Elm	3:45.23	19 March 1999	Calgary
Steven Elm	3:43.76	17 March 2000	Calgary
Gianni Romme	3:42.75	11 August 2000	Calgary
Chad Hedrick	3:39.02	10 March 2005	Calgary
Eskil Ervik	3:37.28	5 November 2005	Calgary

References

• Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
• "Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.