Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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1972 Russian 4 kopeks stamp. Olympic Winter Games Sapporo.

Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at Makomanai Open Stadium in Sapporo, Japan.[1] This was the first Olympics at which electronic times were recorded to the hundredth of a second.[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

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The Netherlands topped the medal table, with four golds and nine overall, led by Ard Schenk's three gold medals.

Schenk led the individual medal table, winning each of the three longer distance events. The most successful female skater was the Netherlands's Stien Kaiser, who won one gold and one silver medal.

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.44
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.69 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.80
1500 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:02.96
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:04.26 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:05.89
5000 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:23.61 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:28.18 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:33.39
10,000 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 15:01.35
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 15:04.70 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 15:07.08

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 43.33
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 44.01 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 44.45
1000 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:31.40
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:31.61 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:31.62
1500 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:20.85
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:21.05 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:22.05
3000 metres
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:52.14
(OR) 		Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:58.67 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:59.91

Records

Seven of the eight events had new Olympic records set, with only the men's 5000 metres record remaining unbroken.[3][4]

Event Date Team Time OR WR
Men's 500 metres 5 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 39.44 OR
Men's 1500 metres 6 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 2:02.96 OR
Men's 10,000 metres 7 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 15:01.35 OR
Women's 500 metres 10 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 43.33 OR
Women's 1000 metres 11 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:31.40 OR
Women's 1500 metres 9 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 2:20.85 OR
Women's 3000 metres 12 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:52.14 OR

Participating NOCs

Eighteen nations competed in the speed skating events at Sapporo.

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