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
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
Date17 February 1968
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Winning time15:23.6 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johnny Höglin
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Anton Maier
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Örjan Sandler
 Sweden
Speed skating at the
1968 Winter Olympics
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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][2]

Records

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

World record  Fred Anton Maier (NOR) 15:20.3 Oslo, Norway 28 January 1968
Olympic record  Knut Johannesen (NOR) 15:46.6 Squaw Valley, United States 27 February 1960

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
17 February  Johnny Höglin (SWE) 15:23.6 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johnny Höglin  Sweden 15:23.6 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Anton Maier  Norway 15:23.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Örjan Sandler  Sweden 15:31.8
4 Per Willy Guttormsen  Norway 15:32.6
5 Kees Verkerk  Netherlands 15:33.9
6 Jonny Nilsson  Sweden 15:39.6
7 Magne Thomassen  Norway 15:44.9
8 Peter Nottet  Netherlands 15:54.7
9 Valery Lavrushkin  Soviet Union 15:54.8
10 Stanislav Selyanin  Soviet Union 15:56.4
11 Günter Traub  West Germany 16:01.3
12 Jouko Launonen  Finland 16:02.1
13 Jan Bols  Netherlands 16:09.5
14 Kimmo Koskinen  Finland 16:15.7
15 Paul Enock  Canada 16:21.2
16 Anatoly Mashkov  Soviet Union 16:22.1
17 Hermann Strutz  Austria 16:24.9
18 Jürgen Traub  West Germany 16:33.8
19 Renato De Riva  Italy 16:39.5
20 Raimo Hietala  Finland 16:45.9
21 Bill Lanigan  United States 16:50.1
22 Yoshiaki Demachi  Japan 16:54.6
23 Bob Hodges  Canada 17:01.9
24 Giancarlo Gloder  Italy 17:03.2
25 Bill Cox  United States 17:08.2
26 François Perrenoud  France 17:10.2
27 György Ivánkai  Hungary 17:36.2
28 Hirofumi Otsuka  Japan 17:38.8

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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