Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
Dates14 February
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning time14:50.59 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Piet Kleine
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sten Stensen
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans van Helden
 Netherlands
Speed skating at the
1976 Winter Olympics
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]

Records

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

World record Sten Stensen (NOR)14:50.31 Oslo, Norway25 January 1976
Olympic record Ard Schenk (NED)15:01.35 Sapporo, Japan7 February 1972

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
14 FebruaryPair 3Sten Stensen Norway14:53.30OR
14 FebruaryPair 8Piet Kleine Netherlands14:50.59OR

Results

[1]

RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeTime behindNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)8oPiet Kleine Netherlands14:50.59–OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)6oSten Stensen Norway14:53.30+2.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4iHans van Helden Netherlands15:02.02+11.43
45oViktor Varlamov Soviet Union15:06.06+15.47
53iÖrjan Sandler Sweden15:16.21+25.47
66iColin Coates Australia15:16.80+26.21
71oDan Carroll United States15:19.29+28.71
83oFranz Krienbühl Switzerland15:36.43+45.84
94oOlavi Köppä Finland15:39.73+49.14
1010iAmund Sjøbrend Norway15:43.29+52.70
1111oSergey Marchuk Soviet Union15:43.81+53.22
129iMike Woods United States15:53.42+1:02.83
139oLennart Carlsson Sweden15:53.89+1:03.30
1411iJan Egil Storholt Norway16:06.37+1:15.78
158iVladimir Ivanov Soviet Union16:16.20+1:25.61
162iMasahiko Yamamoto Japan16:20.83+1:30.24
172oMaurizio Marchetto Italy16:22.55+1:31.96
187oGeoff Sandys Great Britain16:26.27+1:35.68
1910oCharles Gilmore United States16:26.35+1:35.76
205iHubert Gundolf Austria17:52.43+3:01.84

References
  1. "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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