Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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Medal summary

Medal table

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East Germany topped the medal table with three gold medals, and thirteen total. Until the 2014 Winter Olympics, the thirteen medals were the most won by any country in speed skating in a single Games. The Dutch surpassed that total with 23.

The Netherlands' Yvonne van Gennip led the individual medal table with three golds, while Sweden's Tomas Gustafson was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals.

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.45 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.76 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.77
1000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:13.03
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:13.11 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:13.19
1500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:52.06 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:52.12 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:52.31
5000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:44.63
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:44.98 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:45.92
10,000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 13:48.20 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 13:56.11 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 14:00.55

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.10 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.12 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.24
1000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:17.65 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:17.70 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:18.31
1500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:00.68
(OR)
Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:00.82 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:01.49
3000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:11.94 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:12.09 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:16.92
5000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:14.13 Template:WR Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:17.12 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:21.61

Records

The Calgary Olympic Oval was one of the fastest rinks in the world when it opened, with six new world records set, and all existing Olympic records bettered.[3][4]

Event Date Team Time OR WR
Men's 500 metres 14 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 36.45 OR WR
Men's 1000 metres 18 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:13.03 OR
Men's 1500 metres 20 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:52.06 OR WR
Men's 5000 metres 17 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 6:44.63 OR
Men's 10000 metres 21 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 13:48.20 OR WR
Women's 500 metres 22 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 38.69 OR WR
Women's 1000 metres 26 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:17.65 OR WR
Women's 1500 metres 27 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 2:00.68 OR
Women's 3000 metres 23 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:11.94 OR WR
Women's 5000 metres 28 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 7:14.13 OR WR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Calgary.

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